Project Gutenberg 2022-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 197 Nordhoff, Charles 1830 1901 Fischer, Anton Otto 1882 1962 The pearl lagoon $aUnited States :$bLittle, Brown and Company,$c1924. Al Haines "The Pearl Lagoon" by Charles Nordhoff is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young boy named Charlie and his adventurous uncle Harry, who introduces him to a life filled with pearl diving and South Sea adventures, particularly in the mysterious and dangerous setting of Iriatai Lagoon. The book explores themes of exploration, family ties, and the clash between civilization and the wild. The opening of the book sets the stage for Charlie's life in California, where he lives on a ranch with his family. Tensions arise as civilization encroaches upon their life, leading to the departure of his adventurous uncle Harry to the South Seas. The narrative captures the essence of nostalgia and longing for adventure as Charlie’s initial quiet life transforms upon the uncle’s arrival and the prospect of a journey to explore pearl-diving. The groundwork is laid for their ensuing adventures as they prepare to leave California in search of pearls, suggesting a journey that will encompass elements of danger and discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220715210424nordhoff 1924 US Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Sea stories Oceania -- Fiction Pearl fisheries -- Fiction Islands of the Pacific -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 361794 2025-07-27T07:42:59.730288 text/html 341206 2024-10-18T23:26:43 text/html 458837 2025-07-27T07:43:05.723301 application/epub+zip 463125 2025-07-27T07:43:01.592258 application/epub+zip 208682 2025-07-27T07:43:00.439335 application/epub+zip 617507 2025-07-27T07:43:09.076217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 601627 2025-07-27T07:43:04.979324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322812 2022-09-30T20:43:54.757199 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343362 2025-07-27T07:42:59.077315 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 323559 2024-10-18T23:26:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17806 2025-07-27T07:43:09.231247 application/rdf+xml 13018 2025-07-27T07:43:00.946303 image/jpeg 3487 2025-07-27T07:43:00.690272 image/jpeg 447228 2025-07-27T07:42:59.771316 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 en.wikipedia