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100 1 _aClark, Charles Heber,
_d1841-1915
245 1 4 _aThe Fortunate Island, and Other Stories
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2019-11-04
505 0 _aThe Fortunate Island -- The city of Burlesque -- An old fogy -- Major Dunwoody's leg -- Jinnie.
508 _aProduced by Tim Lindell, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Fortunate Island, and Other Stories" by Charles Heber Clark is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book presents a blend of humor, adventure, and romance, with its opening tale focusing on the experiences of Professor E. L. Baffin and his daughter, Matilda, after they are shipwrecked and find themselves on a mysterious island harboring both natural beauty and unexpected inhabitants. As they navigate their new surroundings, themes of discovery and the clash between different cultures come to the fore. The opening of the book details the aftermath of the shipwreck of the "Morning Star," where Professor Baffin and Matilda manage to escape on a life-raft while the rest of the passengers are lost. As they drift towards a promising land, they wonder about what might await them—particularly whether it is inhabited by cannibals or features geological wonders. Their arrival on the island leads to an encounter with Father Anselm, a hermit who reveals that they have stumbled upon a lost civilization reminiscent of the time of King Arthur, setting the stage for the unique adventures and cultural encounters that follow, including humorous commentary on medieval customs and societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories, American
653 _aShipwrecks -- Fiction
653 _aCastaways -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60632
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