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Title: The Beach of Dreams: A Romance
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_of_Dreams
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Summary: "The Beach of Dreams: A Romance" by H. De Vere Stacpoole is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds on the high seas, focusing on a group of sailors aboard the ship Albatross and a lavish yacht, the Gaston de Paris. The story examines themes of adventure and survival, highlighting characters like Raft, an experienced sailor, and Cléo de Bromsart, a young girl caught in the turmoil of fate as she navigates a shipwreck and the wild environment of Kerguelen. The opening of the book introduces us to the crew of the Albatross, particularly Raft, who has a rugged past marked by hardship and the sea. As the ship sails towards Kerguelen, discussions among the sailors reveal their frustrations with life and labor, illustrating the harsh realities they face. Interspersed with their conversations, we learn about Prince Selm, the owner of the Gaston de Paris, who seeks to explore distant waters and is accompanied by engaging characters. Just as tensions build and events take a disastrous turn with a collision, the narrative sets the stage for survival in a wild, unfamiliar landscape, launching Cléo and the surviving crew into an uncertain struggle against nature and their own fears. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere), 1863-1951
EBook No.: 20084
Published: Dec 10, 2006
Downloads: 336
Language: English
Subject: Shipwreck survival -- Fiction
Subject: Adventure stories
Subject: Castaways -- Fiction
Subject: Kerguelen Islands -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Beach of Dreams: A Romance
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_of_Dreams
Credits:
Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Beach of Dreams: A Romance" by H. De Vere Stacpoole is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds on the high seas, focusing on a group of sailors aboard the ship Albatross and a lavish yacht, the Gaston de Paris. The story examines themes of adventure and survival, highlighting characters like Raft, an experienced sailor, and Cléo de Bromsart, a young girl caught in the turmoil of fate as she navigates a shipwreck and the wild environment of Kerguelen. The opening of the book introduces us to the crew of the Albatross, particularly Raft, who has a rugged past marked by hardship and the sea. As the ship sails towards Kerguelen, discussions among the sailors reveal their frustrations with life and labor, illustrating the harsh realities they face. Interspersed with their conversations, we learn about Prince Selm, the owner of the Gaston de Paris, who seeks to explore distant waters and is accompanied by engaging characters. Just as tensions build and events take a disastrous turn with a collision, the narrative sets the stage for survival in a wild, unfamiliar landscape, launching Cléo and the surviving crew into an uncertain struggle against nature and their own fears. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere), 1863-1951
EBook No.: 20084
Published: Dec 10, 2006
Downloads: 336
Language: English
Subject: Shipwreck survival -- Fiction
Subject: Adventure stories
Subject: Castaways -- Fiction
Subject: Kerguelen Islands -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.