Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 183 De Mille, James 1833 1880 Mille, James de DeMille, James Anonymous Christian Christian, Anonymous A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Etext produced by Andrew Sly HTML file produced by David Widger "A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder" by James De Mille is a satirical novel written during the late 19th century. The story begins with Lord Featherstone and his friends aboard the yacht Falcon, where their quest for leisure takes a turn when they discover a mysterious copper cylinder floating in the sea. Inside, they find a manuscript from an Englishman named Adam More, who recounts his incredible adventures and the perilous situations he faced. The opening of the novel introduces readers to a languorous day at sea, where the characters engage in lighthearted banter as they prepare for a paper boat race. However, their playful activities quickly lead to a dramatic discovery of the copper cylinder, unveiling the manuscript of Adam More. The narrative shifts from joviality to intrigue as the crew becomes captivated by the promise of adventure and the unknown story contained within the manuscript, hinting at extraordinary events that lie ahead in More’s journey through unknown lands. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 578426 578427 2024-10-03T10:22:03.406312 2023-10-03T09:16:11.909726 text/html text/html 573099 2020-12-29T23:41:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii 194410 2020-12-29T23:41:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 288244 2024-10-03T10:22:13.328247 application/epub+zip 297096 2024-10-03T10:22:07.274265 application/epub+zip 272806 2024-10-03T10:22:05.831293 application/epub+zip 542457 2024-10-03T10:22:18.059249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507148 2024-10-03T10:22:12.356254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477328 2022-09-03T13:07:55.238017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504169 504104 2024-10-03T10:22:02.362347 2023-10-03T09:16:11.116722 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 504022 2020-12-29T23:41:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187697 2020-12-29T23:41:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19483 2024-10-03T10:22:18.189211 application/rdf+xml 16236 2024-10-03T10:22:06.388283 image/jpeg 3631 2024-10-03T10:22:06.109289 image/jpeg 281474 2024-10-03T10:22:03.453292 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