Project Gutenberg 2012-10-02 Public domain in the USA. 232 Tracy, Louis 1863 1928 Holmes, Gordon The Pillar of Light Produced by D Alexander, Mary Meehan 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 Pillar of Light" by Louis Tracy is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is centered around the Gulf Rock lighthouse, focusing on its keeper, Stephen Brand, and his companions as they navigate the challenges of life at sea, including a dramatic rescue that intertwines their fates with an abandoned baby. The book explores themes of duty, adventure, and the complexity of human relationships, promising both suspense and emotional depth as the characters confront the mysteries of the ocean and their own pasts. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to the solitary yet vital life of the lighthouse keeper, Stephen Brand, watching over the treacherous waters and responding to the foggy night. The atmosphere is heavy with suspense as Brand spots a drifting lifeboat, leading to the discovery of a baby hidden beneath a sail, representing both a miracle and a mystery. As Brand grapples with the potential tragedy surrounding the lifeboat, he is drawn into a life-altering event that forces him to confront his own past. The chapters unfold amidst vivid descriptions of the sea, revealing not only the dangers of the environment but also the characters' connections to one another as they face impending storms, both literal and metaphorical. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40912/40912-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Lighthouse keepers -- Fiction PR Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 512915 2025-07-16T13:47:25.435591 text/html 495071 2024-10-23T11:09:36 text/html 1079093 2025-07-16T13:47:31.832553 application/epub+zip 1087149 2025-07-16T13:47:26.333655 application/epub+zip 255354 2025-07-16T13:47:25.876569 application/epub+zip 1245360 2025-07-16T13:47:36.234573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1221258 2025-07-16T13:47:31.362547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390621 2022-09-18T17:25:08.585523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487172 2023-09-18T04:06:04.979356 text/plain 467373 2024-10-23T11:09:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16082 2025-07-16T13:47:36.359570 application/rdf+xml 15605 2025-07-16T13:47:25.960562 image/jpeg 2808 2025-07-16T13:47:25.918558 image/jpeg 1006894 2025-07-16T13:47:25.491561 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