Dieudonné, Florence Carpenter 1850-1927 creator text utu 2022 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Rondah; or, Thirty-Three Years in a Star" by Florence Carpenter Dieudonné is a fascinating novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the strange adventures of four characters—three men and one woman—who find themselves unexpectedly transported from Earth to a small volcanic star during a snowstorm. The heroine, Rondah, emerges as a significant figure, enduring numerous challenges across this alien landscape filled with intriguing plant-like inhabitants known as the "bird people," set against a backdrop of love, jealousy, and mystery. The opening of the novel introduces readers to a chaotic winter night in the Adirondack Mountains, where the main characters, led by Regan Farmington, are caught in a blizzard. Their successful escape leads them to the hut of a hermit, where they learn of a mysterious plan involving a meteor. Tensions arise as Regan appears to play a manipulative role in the unfolding events, which culminates in their transportation to the star. The beginning sets up a gripping narrative filled with intrigue, exploring themes of fate, survival, and the complex relationships among the characters, particularly surrounding the affections directed towards Rondah. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2022-12-03 Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) Originally published: United States: T. B. Peterson & brothers, 1887 Science fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction Outer space -- Exploration -- Fiction PS United States: T. B. Peterson & brothers, 1887 http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100594761 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69461 http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100594761 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69461 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134615.0 69461