Pirate Gold by Frederic Jesup Stimson
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"Pirate Gold" by Frederic Jesup Stimson is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around themes of piracy, adventure, and romance, centered on the character James Bowdoin and his interactions with other characters, including a young clerk named Jamie McMurtagh and the pirate's daughter, Mercedes Silva. As they navigate the complexities of treasure, loyalty, and societal expectations, the narrative explores their intertwined fates, rich with historical context and
human emotion. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to a mysterious bag of pirate gold discovered in an old bank vault, which has significant implications for the lives of those involved. The protagonist, James Bowdoin, is a clerk drawn into the saga of the gold after it is linked to a real pirate, Romolo de Soto. As Bowdoin and his colleague, McMurtagh, interact with the bank’s new discovery, they also find themselves entwined in the life of a young girl named Mercedes, who is deeply affected by her father's past. The opening portion sets up a narrative full of intrigue and character development, where the implications of love, sacrifice, and societal norms begin to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Stimson, Frederic Jesup, 1855-1943 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 08015676 |
| Title | Pirate Gold |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Sam W. and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net/) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (www.archive.org/details/americana) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Bank employees -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 20025 |
| Release Date | Dec 5, 2006 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 393 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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