Project Gutenberg 2021-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 123 Oyen, Henry 1883 1921 Hidden Country $aUnited States :$bThe Ridgway Company,$c1916. Roger Frank and Sue Clark "Hidden Country" by Henry Oyen is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Gardner Pitt, who, feeling stagnant in his mundane job as a literary secretary in New York, accepts an unexpected offer from his wealthy friend George Chanler to join him on an Arctic expedition aboard the yacht Wanderer. As he embarks on this journey, Pitt's situation spirals into a mix of adventure and tension, highlighting the stark dynamics between characters and the darker undertones of their motivations. At the start of the novel, Gardner Pitt reflects on his unsatisfactory career and is drawn to Chanler's proposal for adventure. As he travels to Seattle and boards the Wanderer, he interacts with an eclectic mix of characters, including the enigmatic Captain Brack, who harbors a menacing aura. The opening chapters introduce a spectrum of personalities, revealing tensions between crew members and hinting at a violent past with Brack. The atmosphere quickly shifts from anticipation of exploration to unease as Brack's harsh leadership becomes evident, foreshadowing impending conflict and raising questions about the true purpose of their journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/AdventureV013N02191612 20210812045705oyen 1916 US Reading ease score: 84.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure stories Alaska -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Yachts -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 422193 2025-06-26T07:56:54.678786 text/html 397733 2024-10-18T15:54:29 text/html 634426 2025-06-26T07:56:59.933791 application/epub+zip 642535 2025-06-26T07:56:55.465835 application/epub+zip 230466 2025-06-26T07:56:55.030850 application/epub+zip 791312 2025-06-26T07:57:03.601800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 756252 2025-06-26T07:56:59.558756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344594 2022-09-29T19:10:09.720911 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400399 2025-06-26T07:56:53.451829 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 380631 2024-10-18T15:54:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17020 2025-06-26T07:57:03.729774 application/rdf+xml 24997 2025-06-26T07:56:55.153776 image/jpeg 4171 2025-06-26T07:56:55.090848 image/jpeg 811676 2025-06-26T07:56:54.720808 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