Project Gutenberg 2015-11-03 Public domain in the USA. 121 Russell, William Clark 1844 1911 Russell, W. Clark (William Clark) The Tragedy of Ida Noble Produced by David K. Park 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 Tragedy of Ida Noble" by William Clark Russell is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story begins aboard the ship Ocean Ranger, introducing characters like the second mate, James Portlack, and hints at an intense maritime adventure involving a particularly distressing event. The novel explores themes of betrayal, love, and the lengths one might go to reclaim what was lost, as highlighted by the mysterious circumstances involving Captain Noble's daughter, Ida. At the start of the novel, we find the ship Ocean Ranger sailing under a gloomy sky, as Portlack comes on watch. He observes an American ship signaling for help, which leads him to uncover a plot involving the ship's crew and a potential mutiny. Tensions rise as Portlack grapples with the confusing situation aboard the American vessel, ultimately leading to his abandonment at sea. This opening portion sets the stage for a compelling tale of desperation and survival on the high seas, where Portlack’s fate becomes entwined with the complexities of love and loyalty as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Sea stories Abduction -- Fiction Castaways -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels 379049 2025-06-20T08:00:47.578776 text/html 362249 2024-10-22T23:22:48 text/html 283076 2025-06-20T08:00:53.313671 application/epub+zip 279772 2025-06-20T08:00:48.475686 application/epub+zip 219682 2025-06-20T08:00:48.012712 application/epub+zip 388383 2025-06-20T08:00:56.986623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356301 2025-06-20T08:00:52.839691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296677 2022-09-22T18:08:13.129892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346479 2023-09-21T15:12:03.389383 text/plain 326587 2024-10-22T23:22:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15805 2025-06-20T08:00:57.134640 application/rdf+xml 20333 2025-06-20T08:00:48.112650 image/jpeg 2695 2025-06-20T08:00:48.062658 image/jpeg 249804 2025-06-20T08:00:47.617724 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