| Author |
Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere), 1863-1951 |
| Title |
The Pearl Fishers
|
| Note |
Reading ease score: 86.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
|
| Credits |
E-text prepared by Roger Frank, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
|
| Summary |
"The Pearl Fishers" by H. De Vere Stacpoole is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a young sailor named Floyd, who survives a shipwreck and finds himself adrift in the Pacific before discovering a deserted lagoon island. There, he encounters Schumer, a trader who survived another maritime disaster, and Isbel, a Polynesian girl. Together, they delve into the mysterious depths of the lagoon, driven by the hope of finding riches in pearls. The opening of the novel introduces Floyd as he awakens alone in a small boat after the catastrophic fire of the schooner "Cormorant". We witness his flashbacks to the events leading up to the disaster, revealing the tension between the ship's crew, culminating in a tragic loss of life. As he drifts at sea, Floyd's hope rekindles when he spots an island and eventually meets Schumer and Isbel. Their interactions hint at an adventurous journey ahead, filled with both the promise of treasure and the complexities of human relationships in isolation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
|
| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
|
| Subject |
Shipwreck survival -- Fiction
|
| Subject |
Adventure stories
|
| Subject |
Oceania -- Fiction
|
| Subject |
Pearl divers -- Fiction
|
| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
54959 |
| Release Date |
Jun 22, 2017 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Feb 5, 2018 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
55 downloads in the last 30 days. |
|
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!
|
