Project Gutenberg 2007-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 283 Neville, Henry 1620 1694 Ford, Worthington Chauncey 1858 1941 The Isle Of Pines (1668) and An Essay in Bibliography by Worthington Chauncey Ford Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Isle_of_Pines David Widger "The Isle of Pines" by Henry Neville is a fictional narrative written in the late 17th century. The piece tells the outlandish tale of George Pine, an Englishman stranded on a newly "discovered" island in the Southern Hemisphere after a shipwreck, who, along with four women, establishes a community that rapidly grows to thousands of inhabitants. The book captures a satirical yet adventurous exploration of themes such as survival, procreation, and the human condition in isolation. At the start of the narrative, the reader is introduced to the circumstances under which George Pine and his companions arrive on the island. After a disastrous journey from England to the East Indies, surviving only due to divine intervention, Pine finds himself in a land inhabited by a burgeoning community of his descendants, all speaking English. This fantastical setup unfolds against the backdrop of the 17th-century fascination with exploration and colonialism, inviting readers to question the nature of reality and the absurdity of the story itself. Neville cleverly weaves together elements of adventure and satire, hinting at deeper themes while also indulging in the farcical potential of his outrageous narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/21410/21410-h/images/oldtitle.jpg Reading ease score: 53.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Voyages, Imaginary -- Early works to 1800 G Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 347503 2025-07-09T05:53:10.427020 text/html 359075 2021-06-22T05:18:12 text/html 565016 2025-07-09T05:53:14.532976 application/epub+zip 570853 2025-07-09T05:53:10.983025 application/epub+zip 202552 2025-07-09T05:53:10.691012 application/epub+zip 685571 2025-07-09T05:53:17.499027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 665586 2025-07-09T05:53:14.253977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297961 2022-09-10T07:20:32.064566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159537 2025-07-09T05:53:10.133033 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159362 2021-06-22T05:18:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20286 2025-07-09T05:53:17.624962 application/rdf+xml 24454 2025-07-09T05:53:10.775004 image/jpeg 3722 2025-07-09T05:53:10.732018 image/jpeg 62147 2021-06-22T05:19:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 517877 2021-06-22T05:19:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 532667 2025-07-09T05:53:10.464038 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 en.wikipedia