Project Gutenberg 2023-01-15 Public domain in the USA. 536 Routledge, Katherine 1866 1935 Routledge, Mrs. Scoresby Scoresby Routledge, Mrs. 20008041 The mystery of Easter island: the story of an expedition $aUnited Kingdom :$bPrinted for the author by Hazell, Watson and Viney,$c1919. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Mystery of Easter Island: The Story of an Expedition" by Katherine Routledge is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work chronicles the author’s expedition to Easter Island, focusing on the island's enigmatic statues and the cultural history of its inhabitants. The book delves into the expedition's purpose, journey, and findings, revealing questions about the origins and creation of the island's famous monoliths. The opening of the book sets the stage for the expedition, explaining the motivations behind it and the logistical challenges faced by Routledge and her team in building their yacht, the "Mana", for the journey. It recounts their process of securing the vessel and preparing for the voyage, including the challenges involved in sourcing and stowing necessary supplies. The narrative hints at the mystery surrounding Easter Island, mentioning the fascination with its stone idols and the unanswered questions that the expedition seeks to explore. Through personal anecdotes, the opening establishes a reflective tone, highlighting the blend of adventure and scientific inquiry that characterizes the expedition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/mysteryofeaster00rout 20190418114419routledge 1919 GB Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Voyages and travels Oceania -- Description and travel Easter Island F3051 Text Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 1192145 2025-07-27T13:16:32.134229 text/html 1137181 2024-10-19T03:36:46 text/html 22790295 2025-07-27T13:16:54.305117 application/epub+zip 22808384 2025-07-27T13:16:37.641216 application/epub+zip 572632 2025-07-27T13:16:34.819223 application/epub+zip 23328481 2025-07-27T13:17:04.799099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 23281686 2025-07-27T13:16:50.873156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 994546 2025-07-27T13:16:28.803251 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 974424 2024-10-19T03:36:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16960 2025-07-27T13:17:05.006062 application/rdf+xml 15155 2025-07-27T13:16:35.121178 image/jpeg 2441 2025-07-27T13:16:34.972199 image/jpeg 22737846 2025-07-27T13:16:32.757216 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