Project Gutenberg 2014-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 113 Herbert, Henry William 1807 1858 The Silent Rifleman! A tale of the Texan prairies Jackson's novels. Produced by Jana Palkova, sp1nd 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 Silent Rifleman! A Tale of the Texan Prairies" by Henry William Herbert is a historical novel likely written in the mid-19th century. Set against the backdrop of the Texan prairies, the narrative follows the adventures and perils faced by a frontiersman named Pierre Delacroix. The story intertwines themes of survival, camaraderie, and unexpected romance as Delacroix encounters various characters, including the newlywed couple, Lieutenant Arthur Gordon and his wife Julia. At the start of the tale, we are introduced to Pierre, a small and agile horseman on the Texan prairies, who is well-armed and cautious. As he travels, he prepares to camp when he sights a group of dragoons, leading to a tense encounter that transforms into a shared meal and introductions. Through dialogue, we learn of their backgrounds, with Julia revealed to be the daughter of Colonel Forester, deepening the stakes for their journey. The opening sets a vivid scene of the wild landscape while establishing Pierre as a character of intrigue, hinting at his significance in both the brewing conflicts and the intertwined fates of the other characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46304/46304-h/images/front_cover.jpg Reading ease score: 73.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Western stories Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: Novels 155734 2025-06-18T16:46:05.143500 text/html 133983 2024-10-24T08:46:00 text/html 103237 2025-06-18T16:46:08.213483 application/epub+zip 104265 2025-06-18T16:46:05.676495 application/epub+zip 101605 2025-06-18T16:46:05.404473 application/epub+zip 167612 2025-06-18T16:46:10.385443 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151298 2025-06-18T16:46:07.942467 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149022 2022-09-21T05:22:43.572868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142840 2023-09-20T06:56:15.303661 text/plain 122956 2024-10-24T08:46:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16467 2025-06-18T16:46:10.538445 application/rdf+xml 14664 2025-06-18T16:46:05.487466 image/jpeg 2424 2025-06-18T16:46:05.445470 image/jpeg 96804 2025-06-18T16:46:05.165487 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 More titles under Dinks More titles under Forester, Frank en.wikipedia