Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 172 Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard) 1880 1957 Kyne, Peter Bernard The Long Chance Text file produced by Anne Soulard, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Long Chance" by Peter B. Kyne is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the rugged Colorado desert, exploring themes of adventure, human ambition, and survival. The central characters introduced in the opening chapters include a rugged prospector known as the Desert Rat, a finicky Easterner from Boston, and a Cahuilla Indian, all of whom are on a quest for fortune through mining. At the start of the novel, the sun rises over the Colorado desert, where the distinct personalities of the three men are revealed during their journey towards a mining prospect. The exchange between them showcases the contrast between the carefree, adventurous spirit of the Desert Rat and the anxiety of the Easterner, who is ill-prepared for the harsh realities of desert life. Their dialogue reflects the tension arising from their differing backgrounds, while the appearance of a sandstorm adds a layer of urgency to their expedition. As fate would have it, this expedition leads to the discovery of a potentially lucrative mining claim, setting the stage for conflict over rights and ownership that hints at the themes of greed and betrayal that will unfold in the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Western stories PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 682936 2025-07-03T06:34:08.331553 text/html 704938 2021-01-28T09:43:30 text/html 308429 2025-07-03T06:34:16.312484 application/epub+zip 319472 2025-07-03T06:34:10.310582 application/epub+zip 319472 2025-07-03T06:34:09.109517 application/epub+zip 541400 2025-07-03T06:34:21.047468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506330 2025-07-03T06:34:15.565509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482698 2022-09-03T10:26:05.959568 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594371 2025-07-03T06:34:07.277565 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 594206 2018-03-12T12:47:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 587576 2013-06-24T13:44:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20432 2025-07-03T06:34:21.171465 application/rdf+xml 12221 2025-07-03T06:34:09.613526 image/jpeg 3245 2025-07-03T06:34:09.360519 image/jpeg 227924 2018-03-17T10:53:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 239139 2021-01-28T09:43:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 227065 2013-06-24T13:45:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 298944 2025-07-03T06:34:08.380524 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