Project Gutenberg 2011-07-03 Public domain in the USA. 193 Reid, Mayne 1818 1883 Mayne-Reid, Captain Reid, Thomas Mayne The Yellow Chief Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yellow_Chief Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Yellow Chief" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. Set in the American South during the time of slavery, the story explores the themes of oppression, jealousy, and revenge through vivid depictions of life on a cotton plantation. The opening introduces Blount Blackadder, a young planter abusing his power over Blue Dick, a mulatto slave, culminating in Blue Dick's brutal punishment. Their rivalry involves the quadroon girl Sylvia, which sets the stage for intense conflict and emotional turmoil. The beginning of the novel presents a dramatic scene on the Blackadder plantation, where Blount Blackadder orders the cruel punishment of Blue Dick as retribution for a personal vendetta involving Sylvia. Blount's sadistic eagerness to humiliate Blue Dick, coupled with the indifferent spectatorship of Clara Blackadder, his sister, paints a bleak picture of the era’s brutality. As Blue Dick suffers under the punishment, a rivalry between the characters becomes evident, culminating in tragic events that foreshadow violence and loss, particularly with Blue Dick's subsequent disappearance and the discovery of Sylvia's lifeless body. This opening sets a dark tone for the narrative, hinting at the intertwining fates of the characters amidst the harsh realities of their societal confines. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Indians of North America -- Fiction California -- Fiction Wagon trains -- Fiction Vicksburg (Miss.) -- Fiction South Platte River Valley (Colo. and Neb.) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 248660 2025-08-15T04:28:02.460210 text/html 252145 2011-07-03T11:06:20 text/html 594057 2025-08-15T04:28:08.230184 application/epub+zip 596090 2025-08-15T04:28:04.396192 application/epub+zip 153884 2025-08-15T04:28:03.207204 application/epub+zip 736861 2025-08-15T04:28:11.139182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714394 2025-08-15T04:28:07.448159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247266 2022-09-16T16:31:06.885559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217195 2025-08-15T04:28:01.927217 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 217129 2011-07-03T11:06:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19540 2025-08-15T04:28:11.266134 application/rdf+xml 11565 2025-08-15T04:28:03.707178 image/jpeg 3076 2025-08-15T04:28:03.456221 image/jpeg 609602 2011-07-03T11:06:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 83958 2011-07-03T11:06:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 670165 2025-08-15T04:28:02.487185 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