Project Gutenberg 2019-11-04 Public domain in the USA. 152 Clark, Charles Heber 1841 1915 Adeler, Max The Fortunate Island, and Other Stories The Fortunate Island -- The city of Burlesque -- An old fogy -- Major Dunwoody's leg -- Jinnie. Produced by Tim Lindell, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Fortunate Island, and Other Stories" by Charles Heber Clark is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book presents a blend of humor, adventure, and romance, with its opening tale focusing on the experiences of Professor E. L. Baffin and his daughter, Matilda, after they are shipwrecked and find themselves on a mysterious island harboring both natural beauty and unexpected inhabitants. As they navigate their new surroundings, themes of discovery and the clash between different cultures come to the fore. The opening of the book details the aftermath of the shipwreck of the "Morning Star," where Professor Baffin and Matilda manage to escape on a life-raft while the rest of the passengers are lost. As they drift towards a promising land, they wonder about what might await them—particularly whether it is inhabited by cannibals or features geological wonders. Their arrival on the island leads to an encounter with Father Anselm, a hermit who reveals that they have stumbled upon a lost civilization reminiscent of the time of King Arthur, setting the stage for the unique adventures and cultural encounters that follow, including humorous commentary on medieval customs and societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories, American Shipwrecks -- Fiction Castaways -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: Adventure 482778 2025-06-24T07:33:18.747089 text/html 461043 2024-10-17T14:27:49 text/html 804124 2025-06-24T07:33:27.901012 application/epub+zip 800451 2025-06-24T07:33:20.688131 application/epub+zip 258151 2025-06-24T07:33:19.584061 application/epub+zip 1109222 2025-06-24T07:33:32.957982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1023199 2025-06-24T07:33:26.768003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349526 2022-09-27T11:52:56.362525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433425 2025-06-24T07:33:17.359072 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 413495 2024-10-17T14:27:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16938 2025-06-24T07:33:33.122056 application/rdf+xml 15705 2025-06-24T07:33:19.704062 image/jpeg 2165 2025-06-24T07:33:19.644036 image/jpeg 954750 2025-06-24T07:33:18.842050 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