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Title: The Man from the Clouds

Note: Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Summary: "The Man from the Clouds" by J. Storer Clouston is a novel written in the early 20th century, likely during the post-World War I period. The story begins with an unexpected and harrowing adventure involving an observation balloon crewed by Sub-Lieutenant Roger Merton and a confident navy man named Rutherford. After a mishap causes their balloon to ascend rapidly into the mist-filled sky, the narrative hints at themes of survival, fate, and unexpected encounters as Merton faces the perils of landing in enemy territory. At the start of the book, Merton and Rutherford are caught in their balloon, which breaks loose, propelling them into a foggy unknown above the North Sea. As they converse about their dire situation and the likelihood of a safe landing, both men struggle with the fear of what lies ahead—either a parachute jump or a fatal descent into the ocean. The narrative quickly shifts from their aerial predicament to Merton's lonely descent, as he ultimately lands in a clover field on what turns out to be a mysterious island. There, he encounters a fisherman who, alarmingly, advises him to speak English, sparking questions about the region's allegiances. This sets off a chain of events where Merton must navigate both local suspicions and the tension of a possible spying operation in the environment, laying the groundwork for a mix of intrigue and suspense throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Clouston, J. Storer (Joseph Storer), 1870-1944

EBook No.: 9852

Published: Feb 1, 2006

Downloads: 64

Language: English

Subject: World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: The Man from the Clouds

Note: Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Summary: "The Man from the Clouds" by J. Storer Clouston is a novel written in the early 20th century, likely during the post-World War I period. The story begins with an unexpected and harrowing adventure involving an observation balloon crewed by Sub-Lieutenant Roger Merton and a confident navy man named Rutherford. After a mishap causes their balloon to ascend rapidly into the mist-filled sky, the narrative hints at themes of survival, fate, and unexpected encounters as Merton faces the perils of landing in enemy territory. At the start of the book, Merton and Rutherford are caught in their balloon, which breaks loose, propelling them into a foggy unknown above the North Sea. As they converse about their dire situation and the likelihood of a safe landing, both men struggle with the fear of what lies ahead—either a parachute jump or a fatal descent into the ocean. The narrative quickly shifts from their aerial predicament to Merton's lonely descent, as he ultimately lands in a clover field on what turns out to be a mysterious island. There, he encounters a fisherman who, alarmingly, advises him to speak English, sparking questions about the region's allegiances. This sets off a chain of events where Merton must navigate both local suspicions and the tension of a possible spying operation in the environment, laying the groundwork for a mix of intrigue and suspense throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Clouston, J. Storer (Joseph Storer), 1870-1944

EBook No.: 9852

Published: Feb 1, 2006

Downloads: 64

Language: English

Subject: World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.