Gabriel Conroy by Bret Harte
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"Gabriel Conroy" by Bret Harte is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Gabriel Conroy, a young man who faces desperate circumstances during a snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada as he and a group of emigrants navigate survival under harrowing conditions. Their plight echoes themes of human endurance, moral dilemmas, and the struggles of life on the frontier. At the start of the novel, the setting is
a harsh, snow-covered landscape that envelops the valley and mountains of California in March 1848. The opening portion introduces the dire situation of Captain Conroy's party, who are lost, starving, and surrounded by looming death. Amidst the overwhelming silence of the snow, a disheveled young man, visibly weakened, makes a desperate trek to find the group. His arrival at a makeshift camp reveals a disturbing reality: the remaining members of the party, having been subjected to starvation, exhibit signs of severe mental and emotional degradation. The narrative richly captures the brutal realities of survival and the depths to which humanity can plunge under extreme conditions, as it deftly establishes the themes and character dynamics that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Harte, Bret, 1836-1902 |
|---|---|
| Title | Gabriel Conroy |
| Credits |
Produced by David Edwards, Bill Yeiser and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Western stories |
| Subject | California -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 36336 |
| Release Date | Jun 6, 2011 |
| Last Update | Aug 3, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 888 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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