Project Gutenberg 2009-02-05 Public domain in the USA. 219 Robins, Elizabeth 1862 1952 Raimond, C. E. Parks, Mrs. George Richmond Parks, Elizabeth Robins Parkes, Elizabeth Robins Rae, John 1882 1963 Under the Southern Cross E-text prepared by Sankar Viswanathan, Suzanne Shell, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Under the Southern Cross" by Elizabeth Robins is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young American woman, the narrator, who embarks on a journey across the Pacific by sea, accompanied by her sickly friend Mrs. Steele. Their voyage takes them to Mexico and beyond, where they encounter various characters, including the charming Peruvian, Baron de Bach, who becomes a significant figure in the narrator's exploration of both the exotic locales and her own feelings. The opening of the novel introduces the protagonist, a plain American girl, as she prepares to board the steamship "San Miguel" in San Francisco. She reminisces about her previous life and the new acquaintances she makes during the voyage, particularly focusing on Baron de Bach. Their initial interactions are marked by playful banter, cultural miscommunications, and hints of deeper emotions as they make their way towards Mazatlan. The segment paints a vivid picture of the ship and its passengers, setting the stage for the adventures and romantic entanglements that will unfold as they reach their destination. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Young women -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Ocean travel -- Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 182610 2025-08-11T12:28:49.235777 text/html 184879 2009-02-05T16:53:50 text/html 902028 2025-08-11T12:28:53.094754 application/epub+zip 902233 2025-08-11T12:28:50.100801 application/epub+zip 146744 2025-08-11T12:28:49.581802 application/epub+zip 976444 2025-08-11T12:28:55.585766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 946160 2025-08-11T12:28:52.699770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193363 2022-09-13T06:22:52.340041 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154009 2025-08-11T12:28:48.780776 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153640 2021-01-04T17:43:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153654 2021-01-04T17:43:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21596 2025-08-11T12:28:55.738751 application/rdf+xml 36296 2025-08-11T12:28:49.666785 image/jpeg 4812 2025-08-11T12:28:49.623767 image/jpeg 61604 2021-01-04T17:43:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 872263 2021-01-04T17:43:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 61558 2021-01-04T17:43:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 873311 2025-08-11T12:28:49.293812 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