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100 1 _aSutcliffe, Halliwell,
_d1870-1932
245 1 4 _aThe Lone Adventure
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-08-10
508 _aProduced by D A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Lone Adventure" by Halliwell Sutcliffe is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of the Jacobite Rising in England, the story unfolds in the picturesque moors of Lancashire, following the experiences of Rupert Royd, the heir to the estate of Windyhough. The narrative dives into themes of loyalty, struggle, and personal identity as Rupert grapples with his perceived weakness and familial expectations, while the larger political tensions simmer around him. At the start of the novel, we meet Rupert as he stands alone on the moor, contemplating his insecurities and the challenges imposed by his mother and brother. Rupert feels like an outsider in his own family due to his physical frailties and longing for the acceptance of the gallant image embodied by his younger brother, Maurice. As he interacts with Nance Demaine, a girl who understands his struggles, feelings of rivalry and self-doubt surface when their love line becomes intertwined with his brother's affections. The chapter takes a dramatic turn when Rupert confronts Maurice in a fight, seeking to assert himself. The opening portion vividly portrays the inner and outer conflicts faced by Rupert as the tensions of a pending civil war loom, setting the stage for the larger historical narrative to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHistorical fiction
653 _aJacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62899
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