Project Gutenberg 2007-10-21 Public domain in the USA. 352 Reid, Mayne 1818 1883 Mayne-Reid, Captain Reid, Thomas Mayne The Death Shot: A Story Retold Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Death Shot: A Story Retold" by Captain Mayne Reid is a romantic adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in the backdrop of the American South during the slave-owning era, highlighting themes of love, revenge, and moral contrasts between characters in a complex social setup. It features Colonel Archibald Armstrong, a kind slave owner, and his cruel neighbor Ephraim Darke, whose son, Richard Darke, schemes to win the affection of Armstrong's daughter, Helen, while harboring dark intentions. The opening of the novel introduces a tension-filled landscape where the reader is quickly drawn into a world of mystery. The scene shifts to a Texan prairie, revealing a live man's head seemingly severed from his body, indicating a grave danger lurking nearby. As the tale progresses into the first chapters, it delves into the contrasting lives of two slave owners and their interactions, setting the stage for Richard Darke's obsessive pursuit of Helen Armstrong amidst mounting tensions of debt and betrayal. The story promises a mix of action and emotion as it unfolds the complexities of love and vengeance entangled within the societal norms of its time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Indians of North America -- Fiction Sisters -- Fiction Soldiers -- Fiction Hunting -- Fiction Missionaries -- Fiction Texas -- Fiction Enslaved persons -- Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 840989 2025-08-09T13:53:08.767407 text/html 863702 2007-10-21T09:20:26 text/html 926101 2025-08-09T13:53:19.854359 application/epub+zip 938763 2025-08-09T13:53:11.213433 application/epub+zip 412622 2025-08-09T13:53:09.823368 application/epub+zip 1249646 2025-08-09T13:53:26.178298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1230846 2025-08-09T13:53:18.878323 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 628238 2022-09-11T04:05:33.993634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 808243 2025-08-09T13:53:07.598374 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 808109 2007-10-21T09:20:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20276 2025-08-09T13:53:26.316279 application/rdf+xml 14406 2025-08-09T13:53:10.325351 image/jpeg 3831 2025-08-09T13:53:10.073373 image/jpeg 830310 2007-10-21T09:20:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 320236 2007-10-21T09:20:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 896541 2025-08-09T13:53:08.858387 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