| Author |
Brady, Cyrus Townsend, 1861-1920 |
| Illustrator |
Kinney, Margaret West, 1872-1952 |
| Illustrator |
Kinney, Troy, 1871-1938 |
| Title |
The island of the stairs
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| Original Publication |
United States: A. L. Burt Company, Publishers,1913.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Credits |
Emmanuel Ackerman, 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/American Libraries.)
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| Summary |
"The Island of the Stairs" by Cyrus Townsend Brady is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story opens with a dramatic scene involving the suicide of Sir Geoffrey Wilberforce, a baronet, which sets off a chain of events that will impact his daughter, Mistress Lucy. The narrative introduces Master Hampdon, a sailor devoted to Lucy, as he grapples with the aftermath of Sir Geoffrey's death, revealing themes of love, loss, and social class. At the start of the novel, Master Hampdon discovers the body of Sir Geoffrey in a spinney, leading to a profound emotional response as he confronts the implications of the baronet's tragic end. Shortly after, he overhears the callous remarks of two men, including the Duke of Arcester, who dismiss the tragedy while discussing their own interests. Hampdon, fueled by indignation, intervenes and defends Lucy's honor, further complicating the relationships between these characters. The opening Chapters explore the complexities of social status, the depths of personal devotion, and foreshadow the adventure that awaits on the titular Island of the Stairs, where a hidden treasure tied to their lineage could alter their fates forever. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Sea stories
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| Subject |
Oceania -- Fiction
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| Subject |
South Pacific Ocean -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
69130 |
| Release Date |
Oct 11, 2022 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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