Project Gutenberg 2006-12-10 Public domain in the USA. 582 Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) 1863 1951 Stacpoole, Henry De Vere Stacpoole, H. de Vere The Beach of Dreams: A Romance Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_of_Dreams Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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 ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Shipwreck survival -- Fiction Adventure stories Castaways -- Fiction Kerguelen Islands -- Fiction PR Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 460024 2025-08-08T11:48:43.556127 text/html 474490 2020-09-19T12:10:09 text/html 423680 2025-08-08T11:48:49.910079 application/epub+zip 427955 2025-08-08T11:48:44.666132 application/epub+zip 249649 2025-08-08T11:48:44.121147 application/epub+zip 577688 2025-08-08T11:48:54.269110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524122 2025-08-08T11:48:49.364174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346497 2022-09-09T12:40:21.238271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411191 2025-08-08T11:48:42.775141 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 410854 2018-02-05T13:18:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 410847 2018-02-05T13:18:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21032 2025-08-08T11:48:54.409089 application/rdf+xml 14434 2025-08-08T11:48:44.258135 image/jpeg 2250 2025-08-08T11:48:44.189120 image/jpeg 152026 2018-02-05T13:18:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 414645 2020-09-19T12:13:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 151956 2018-02-05T13:18:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 413596 2025-08-08T11:48:43.593130 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia