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 Project Gutenberg 2011-05-03 Public domain in the USA. 251 Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia) 1810 1886 Stephens, Ann Sophia Winterbotham Slick, Jonathan Silent Struggles E-text prepared by Roberta Staehlin, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "Silent Struggles" by Ann S. Stephens is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story appears to revolve around themes of bravery, fate, and the interconnectedness of lives amid adversity, focusing on characters brought together by a tumultuous storm. As the plot unfolds, the narrative suggests rich developments involving both personal challenges and broader historical contexts. The opening of the novel introduces a dramatic storm in Boston, where two contrasting figures—a young man and an older minister—find themselves drawn together on a hill overlooking the chaotic harbor. They both await a ship’s arrival, feeling an inexplicable connection to it. The mention of a distressed vessel prepares the reader for the unfolding drama involving a brave young woman, Barbara Stafford, who faces peril in her desperate escape from a life-threatening situation at sea, adding layers of tension and urgency to their encounter. As the storm rages, both men exhibit courage, with the youth ultimately diving into the tumultuous waters to save Barbara, hinting at deep emotional bonds that will likely develop as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 764885 2025-08-14T15:04:45.979259 text/html 772981 2011-05-03T12:09:40 text/html 360229 2025-08-14T15:04:56.054264 application/epub+zip 370280 2025-08-14T15:04:48.306316 application/epub+zip 370280 2025-08-14T15:04:46.926278 application/epub+zip 674228 2025-08-14T15:05:02.196214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630344 2025-08-14T15:04:55.102246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603790 2022-09-16T13:04:21.489617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 733694 2025-08-14T15:04:43.866266 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 733355 2011-05-03T12:05:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18322 2025-08-14T15:05:02.344186 application/rdf+xml 14180 2025-08-14T15:04:47.457323 image/jpeg 3740 2025-08-14T15:04:47.195256 image/jpeg 283160 2011-05-03T12:11:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 277409 2011-05-03T12:05:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 348925 2025-08-14T15:04:46.039307 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia