Project Gutenberg 2005-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 91 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula D'Anvers, N. 1844 1933 Bell, Nancy Bell, Nancy R. E. Meugens Bell, Mrs. Arthur Bell, Mrs. Arthur G. D'Anvers, N. (Nancy) Les forceurs de blocus. English The Blockade Runners Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Norman M. Wolcott Linked table of contents provided by David Widger "The Blockade Runners" by Jules Verne is a novella written during the late 19th century, originally published in 1871. The story revolves around the adventures of Captain James Playfair and his ship, the "Dolphin", as they attempt to break through a naval blockade during the American Civil War. Faced with the dangers and moral dilemmas of their mission, Playfair and his crew navigate through conflict zones to deliver crucial supplies, while also addressing personal stakes involving the captain's growing feelings for Jenny Halliburtt and her father’s imprisonment. At the start of the novella, the reader is introduced to the launch of the "Dolphin" on the Clyde River, which captivates the local population, partly due to rumors about her secretive mission connected to the war in America. The narrative quickly shifts to Captain James Playfair and his scheme to run the blockade to deliver supplies to the Confederacy while seeking to return with cotton. As the story progresses, a young woman, Jenny Halliburtt, who is determined to join her imprisoned father in Charleston, inadvertently complicates their journey. The opening chapters set the tone for a thrilling maritime adventure filled with suspense, as the protagonists confront both external threats from Federal ships and internal conflicts borne from their commitments and choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 151868 151839 2024-10-04T09:28:45.883732 2023-10-04T08:43:13.155524 text/html text/html 151197 2021-01-28T09:01:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 48922 2021-01-28T09:01:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 116370 2024-10-04T09:28:50.708738 application/epub+zip 116784 2024-10-04T09:28:47.579751 application/epub+zip 116783 2024-10-04T09:28:46.467730 application/epub+zip 235517 2024-10-04T09:28:52.956695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220003 2024-10-04T09:28:50.074710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196339 2022-09-04T12:45:28.800294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125955 125874 2024-10-04T09:28:45.383749 2023-10-04T08:43:12.785522 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 125698 2013-03-21T19:09:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 46521 2013-03-21T19:12:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 125697 2013-03-21T19:08:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46506 2013-03-21T19:12:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23249 2024-10-04T09:28:53.125700 application/rdf+xml 13263 2024-10-04T09:28:47.017723 image/jpeg 3562 2024-10-04T09:28:46.740728 image/jpeg 114000 2024-10-04T09:28:45.895745 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 pt.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia