02373cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000390011324500590015226400510021130000470026233600260030933700260033533800360036150000310039750801850042852012800061353400450189365300160193865300390195465300230199385600430201644590UtSlPG20260610134026.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aRussell, William Clark,d1844-191112aA Tale of Two Tunnels: A Romance of the Western Waters 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2014-01-05  aProduced by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed
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Internet Archive)  a"A Tale of Two Tunnels: A Romance of the Western Waters" by William Clark Russell is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story opens with Captain Jackman, recently back from an East India voyage, who finds himself embroiled in adventure and danger when he is robbed of a significant sum of money shortly after disembarking. The narrative also introduces Ada Conway, the daughter of a naval officer, who becomes entangled with Jackman's fate after rescuing him from a mysterious smuggler's tunnel along the coast.  The opening of the novel sets the stage for a mix of romance and adventure as it chronicles Captain Jackman's immediate challenges after arriving home. Following his robbery, he relates his misfortune to the ship's owners, hinting at a possibly ominous past with one of his crew members. Meanwhile, the reader is introduced to Ada, who is drawn to the perilous call of the sea and the stories of smugglers that linger in her coastal town. The interwoven fates of Jackman and Ada push the plot forward as their chance encounter in the tunnels leads to budding romance, setting the tone for the unfolding narrative filled with the themes of love, danger, and adventure in a richly depicted maritime setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSea stories  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction  aPirates -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44590