Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 214 De Mille, James 1833 1880 Mille, James de DeMille, James Anonymous Christian Christian, Anonymous A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Strange_Manuscript_Found_in_a_Copper_Cylinder Etext produced by Andrew Sly HTML file produced by David Widger "A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder" by James De Mille is a satirical novel written during the late 19th century. The story begins with Lord Featherstone and his friends aboard the yacht Falcon, where their quest for leisure takes a turn when they discover a mysterious copper cylinder floating in the sea. Inside, they find a manuscript from an Englishman named Adam More, who recounts his incredible adventures and the perilous situations he faced. The opening of the novel introduces readers to a languorous day at sea, where the characters engage in lighthearted banter as they prepare for a paper boat race. However, their playful activities quickly lead to a dramatic discovery of the copper cylinder, unveiling the manuscript of Adam More. The narrative shifts from joviality to intrigue as the crew becomes captivated by the promise of adventure and the unknown story contained within the manuscript, hinting at extraordinary events that lie ahead in More’s journey through unknown lands. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 578529 2025-07-03T08:36:33.964930 text/html 573099 2020-12-29T23:41:16 text/html 288323 2025-07-03T08:36:42.921885 application/epub+zip 297085 2025-07-03T08:36:37.478924 application/epub+zip 272794 2025-07-03T08:36:36.149974 application/epub+zip 542367 2025-07-03T08:36:47.148878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507148 2025-07-03T08:36:42.048905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477328 2022-09-03T13:07:55.238017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504169 2025-07-03T08:36:33.115987 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 504022 2020-12-29T23:41:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18637 2025-07-03T08:36:47.273872 application/rdf+xml 16236 2025-07-03T08:36:36.665925 image/jpeg 3631 2025-07-03T08:36:36.407909 image/jpeg 194410 2020-12-29T23:41:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 187697 2020-12-29T23:41:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 281517 2025-07-03T08:36:34.007931 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