Project Gutenberg 2011-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 128 Reid, Mayne 1818 1883 Mayne-Reid, Captain Reid, Thomas Mayne The Fatal Cord, and The Falcon Rover Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Fatal Cord and The Falcon Rover" by Mayne Reid is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story begins in a forested area of Arkansas, where a group of young hunters gathers for a bear hunt, depicting the rough and adventurous spirit of youth in the backwoods of America during this period. The novel combines themes of camaraderie, competition, and peril when a cruel prank results in a dangerous predicament for one of the characters, a mixed-race young hunter named Pierre Robideau. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to a lively campfire scene where six boys celebrate their successful bear hunt. Among them is Brandon, a privileged youth who asserts dominance over the others, and Pierre, a young man of mixed heritage who is being subjected to their bullying. The playful atmosphere quickly turns dark when Brandon challenges Pierre to a hanging contest, intending to humiliate him. The open disregard for Pierre's safety escalates to a critical moment when the other boys abandon him, leaving him suspended by a noose they've rigged, prompting a desperate outcry for help that echoes in the silent forest. The tension escalates as Pierre grapples with his dire situation, setting the stage for a complex exploration of prejudice, revenge, and moral choices in a harsh frontier society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Maryland -- Fiction Arkansas -- Fiction PR Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 446590 2025-07-14T09:48:47.226275 text/html 461785 2011-02-07T05:05:18 text/html 495041 2025-07-14T09:48:55.867284 application/epub+zip 502281 2025-07-14T09:48:50.396306 application/epub+zip 233771 2025-07-14T09:48:49.100304 application/epub+zip 701732 2025-07-14T09:49:00.080216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668433 2025-07-14T09:48:54.990278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391410 2022-09-16T07:28:09.713933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416732 2025-07-14T09:48:46.552291 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 416584 2011-02-07T05:05:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19450 2025-07-14T09:49:00.204207 application/rdf+xml 11791 2025-07-14T09:48:49.594262 image/jpeg 2889 2025-07-14T09:48:49.346252 image/jpeg 393284 2011-02-07T05:05:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 158593 2011-02-07T05:05:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 466687 2025-07-14T09:48:47.264308 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