Project Gutenberg 2010-09-24 Public domain in the USA. 264 Reeve, Sophia The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I Produced by Mark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I" by Sophia Reeve is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story unfolds the dramatic lives of several characters, particularly focusing on Captain Howard and his nephew Frederick, against a backdrop of naval life, personal loss, and the intertwining destinies of characters like Henry St. Ledger and Lady Corbet. With themes of pride, friendship, and the complexities of love, the narrative explores how past choices haunt the present. At the start of the novel, the narrative's tone is set with a philosophical discussion about human pride and its implications, introduced through Frederick Howard's critique of a prideful fellow officer. The appearance of a distressed youth named Henry St. Ledger interrupts their conversation as he implores Frederick and Lieutenant Harland for protection. Howard's compassionate response to Henry’s plight conveys his benevolent nature, revealing his generous character and background. As events unfold aboard the Argo, secrets and emotional histories begin to intertwine, leaving the reader intrigued about St. Ledger's true identity and the connections between the other prominent characters, including Captain Howard's hidden wounds from the past and his longing for a lost love, Ellenor. This foundational chapter sets the stage for a multifaceted exploration of relationships and the impact of legacy on personal destinies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 219785 2025-10-14T04:16:46.134861 text/html 222261 2010-09-24T15:47:32 text/html 163404 2025-10-14T04:16:53.029843 application/epub+zip 163816 2025-10-14T04:16:49.228883 application/epub+zip 153575 2025-10-14T04:16:47.922900 application/epub+zip 322603 2025-10-14T04:16:55.780816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295016 2025-10-14T04:16:52.153852 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256401 2022-09-15T12:51:18.934427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185933 2025-10-14T04:16:45.515848 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 185750 2010-09-24T15:47:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 185741 2010-09-24T15:47:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19782 2025-10-14T04:16:56.062793 application/rdf+xml 14827 2025-10-14T04:16:48.517851 image/jpeg 3663 2025-10-14T04:16:48.177863 image/jpeg 69189 2010-09-24T15:47:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 75610 2010-09-24T15:47:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 69170 2010-09-24T15:47:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 153516 2025-10-14T04:16:46.150869 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