Project Gutenberg 2011-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 207 Stevens, Francis 1883 1948 Bennett, Gertrude Barrows Friend Island Produced from All-Story Weekly September 7, 1918 Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Friend Island" by Francis Stevens is a novella written during the early 20th century, specifically in the time period surrounding World War I. This work falls into the category of adventure and speculative fiction, exploring themes of isolation, gender dynamics, and human connection. The unlikely story revolves around a strong female protagonist who shares her experiences after being shipwrecked on a seemingly deserted island. The narrative is told from the perspective of a seasoned sea-woman who recounts the tale of her survival after her ship, the "Shouter", explodes. She finds herself on a beautiful, desolate island where she discovers a warning message from a previous castaway named Nelson Smith. Initially, she enjoys the solitude of the island and forms a bond with the place, naming it Anita. Her peace is disrupted when she meets Nelson, an aeronaut who also crashed nearby. As they prepare to leave, Nelson's thoughtless behavior leads to the volcanic island's anger, causing a dramatic eruption. This experience teaches the sea-woman that true companionship requires respect and understanding, and ultimately leads her to reject Nelson in favor of preserving her dignity and connection to the island. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Islands -- Fiction Sex role -- Fiction Shipwrecks -- Fiction Women sailors -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 52324 2025-08-14T10:55:47.673539 text/html 48557 2011-02-26T13:47:14 text/html 86462 2025-08-14T10:55:51.215499 application/epub+zip 85281 2025-08-14T10:55:49.214481 application/epub+zip 85281 2025-08-14T10:55:48.203491 application/epub+zip 165196 2025-08-14T10:55:52.725465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158692 2025-08-14T10:55:50.641492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126797 2022-09-16T08:41:04.426583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47057 2025-08-14T10:55:47.452523 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46970 2011-02-26T13:47:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19354 2025-08-14T10:55:52.897473 application/rdf+xml 11777 2025-08-14T10:55:48.713510 image/jpeg 3083 2025-08-14T10:55:48.466492 image/jpeg 19377 2011-02-26T13:47:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 18744 2011-02-26T13:47:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 83802 2025-08-14T10:55:47.679494 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