Project Gutenberg 2015-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 114 Pyle, Howard 1853 1911 99004299 The Price of Blood: An Extravaganza of New York Life in 1807 Illustrated by the author. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, David Edwards, 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 Price of Blood: An Extravaganza of New York Life in 1807" by Howard Pyle is a historical fiction novel written during the late 19th century. The book is set in New York City at the dawn of the 19th century, portraying the cosmopolitan society of the time. It chronicles the life of a young lawyer navigating a series of unusual and dangerous events tied to his clients, offering a blend of adventure and moral reflection. In this narrative, the protagonist, Nathaniel Griscombe, embarks on a tumultuous journey after being approached by a mysterious client who reveals that his life is in imminent danger due to a political conspiracy involving treasures hidden in a strongbox. Griscombe's subsequent encounters involve a cast of eccentric characters, including a game-playing East Indian nobleman and an emotionally tormented brother. Throughout the story, Griscombe must balance his duty to protect his clients, including a young woman oblivious to her father's tragic fate. The tale culminates in a dramatic unveiling of secrets and a quest for redemption as Griscombe grapples with the moral complexities of the circumstances he finds himself entangled in, ultimately leading to a surprising conclusion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 130183 2025-09-19T12:05:34.606040 text/html 106430 2024-10-24T17:09:49 text/html 819895 2025-09-19T12:05:38.075003 application/epub+zip 820925 2025-09-19T12:05:35.266023 application/epub+zip 116213 2025-09-19T12:05:34.920011 application/epub+zip 883459 2025-09-19T12:05:39.944014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 779588 2025-09-19T12:05:37.739016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157509 2022-09-22T04:59:27.354993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111123 2025-09-19T12:05:34.300080 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91112 2024-10-24T17:09:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16830 2025-09-19T12:05:40.080964 application/rdf+xml 20099 2025-09-19T12:05:35.002023 image/jpeg 3899 2025-09-19T12:05:34.959992 image/jpeg 789117 2025-09-19T12:05:34.655042 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