02350cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000280011324500350014126400510017630000470022733600260027433700260030033800360032650000310036250800470039352012400044053400450168065300400172565300230176565300240178865300230181265300280183565300210186365300320188485600430191699900170195923140UtSlPG20260610133530.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aReid, Mayne,d1818-188314aThe Death Shot: A Story Retold 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-10-21  aProduced by Nick Hodson of London, England  a"The Death Shot: A Story Retold" by Captain Mayne Reid is a romantic adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in the backdrop of the American South during the slave-owning era, highlighting themes of love, revenge, and moral contrasts between characters in a complex social setup. It features Colonel Archibald Armstrong, a kind slave owner, and his cruel neighbor Ephraim Darke, whose son, Richard Darke, schemes to win the affection of Armstrong's daughter, Helen, while harboring dark intentions.  The opening of the novel introduces a tension-filled landscape where the reader is quickly drawn into a world of mystery. The scene shifts to a Texan prairie, revealing a live man's head seemingly severed from his body, indicating a grave danger lurking nearby. As the tale progresses into the first chapters, it delves into the contrasting lives of two slave owners and their interactions, setting the stage for Richard Darke's obsessive pursuit of Helen Armstrong amidst mounting tensions of debt and betrayal. The story promises a mix of action and emotion as it unfolds the complexities of love and vengeance entangled within the societal norms of its time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aIndians of North America -- Fiction  aSisters -- Fiction  aSoldiers -- Fiction  aHunting -- Fiction  aMissionaries -- Fiction  aTexas -- Fiction  aEnslaved persons -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23140  c64192d64192