Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 153 McCutcheon, George Barr 1866 1928 West Wind Drift Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Carrie Fellman, and David Widger "West Wind Drift" by George Barr McCutcheon is a novel written during the early 20th century, likely around the time of World War I. The story revolves around the fateful voyage of the steamship Doraine, which is filled with a diverse group of passengers and a potentially dangerous cargo. The narrative takes a thrilling turn as the ship mysteriously disappears at sea, leading to speculation about its fate and the events that might have transpired. The opening of the novel establishes a vivid scene as the Doraine sets sail from a South American port, revealing details about its captain, Weatherby Trigger, and its eclectic mix of passengers, including influential figures from various fields. Shortly after the voyage begins, a stowaway named Algernon Adonis Percival is discovered on board, igniting curiosity and tension. Percival's backstory unfolds—he is portrayed as a likable yet secretive individual, with hints of adventure and intrigue surrounding his presence on the ship. As the reader is drawn into the unfolding drama, the stage is set for both the external threat posed by wartime dangers and internal mysteries that may lead to profound consequences for the Doraine and its passengers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Shipwrecks -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 694705 694706 2024-10-03T07:26:51.007135 2023-10-03T07:06:09.066337 text/html text/html 722862 2021-01-28T09:39:11 text/html; charset=utf-8 245230 2021-01-28T09:39:11 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 329051 2024-10-03T07:27:02.521087 application/epub+zip 339814 2024-10-03T07:26:55.289116 application/epub+zip 323668 2024-10-03T07:26:53.399126 application/epub+zip 596474 2024-10-03T07:27:08.221062 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 558671 2024-10-03T07:27:01.504082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 531662 2022-09-03T09:47:39.268830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 591797 591770 2024-10-03T07:26:49.432165 2023-10-03T07:06:07.914348 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 599973 2018-03-12T13:45:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 233564 2018-03-17T10:50:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 591597 2009-03-26T17:15:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 232488 2009-03-26T17:16:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21004 2024-10-03T07:27:08.467053 application/rdf+xml 14711 2024-10-03T07:26:54.133122 image/jpeg 3669 2024-10-03T07:26:53.762120 image/jpeg 322635 2024-10-03T07:26:51.064151 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia