02319cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000410011324500440015426400510019830000470024933600260029633700260032233800360034850000310038450801960041552011120061153400450172365300230176865300650179165300220185670000430187885600430192199900170196435488UtSlPG20260610133818.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aStephens, Robert Neilson,d1867-190614aThe Road to Paris: A Story of Adventure 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2011-03-05 aProduced by David Edwards, Pat McCoy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) a"The Road to Paris: A Story of Adventure" by Robert Neilson Stephens is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book follows the early life of Richard Wetheral, a young man of adventurous spirit, beginning with his childhood in Pennsylvania during the mid-18th century. It promises a blend of exploration, the challenges faced by settlers, and an overarching theme of longing for distant lands, particularly Paris. At the start of the story, we are introduced to the Wetheral family, who live on the frontier during a turbulent period marked by Indian uprisings and settler conflicts. Young Dick Wetheral exhibits an adventurous nature from a young age, which sets the stage for his later ambitions. The opening chapters detail his family’s life, the setting in the wilderness, and Dick’s early experiences, including a notable episode where his curiosity leads him astray into the woods. These elements establish the foundation for Dick's character development and set up the narrative of adventure and discovery that unfolds as he grows. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aHistorical fiction aUnited States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction aAdventure stories1 aEdwards, H. C.q(Harry C.),d1868-192240uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35488 c76331d76331