Un dramma nell'Oceano Pacifico by Emilio Salgari
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"Un dramma nell'Oceano Pacifico" by Emilio Salgari is an adventurous novel written in the late 19th century. Set in the vast and often perilous Pacific Ocean, the story centers around the crew of the merchant ship Nuova Georgia, led by the seasoned captain James Hill and accompanied by his courageous daughter Anna. As the ship travels from Japan toward Australia, carrying a hazardous cargo of tigers, the crew rescues a mysterious castaway
whose presence soon entangles them in a web of danger, suspicion, and impending encounters with cannibal tribes and fierce storms. The likely topic of the book revolves around high-seas adventure, survival, and the unknown threats lurking on remote isles, with an intriguing focus on the enigmatic nature of the rescued man, Bill Habbart. The opening of "Un dramma nell'Oceano Pacifico" plunges the reader into a tempestuous night at sea, where the vigilant lieutenant Collin hears desperate cries for help among the howling winds and pounding waves. Amid suspense and treacherous conditions, the Nuova Georgia's crew manages to rescue a nearly drowned, battered stranger from a shattered raft. This man, Bill Habbart, claims to be a survivor seeking help for shipwrecked companions stranded among cannibalistic islanders, but hints of a troubled past and suspicion among the crew—especially regarding his prison-like wounds—add tension to his presence. As the storm subsides, the narrative details the ship’s passage through perilous, little-known archipelagos; provides background on the characters, especially Captain Hill and his daughter Anna; and introduces the cultural, natural, and mortal dangers accompanying their voyage through the Pacific. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Salgari, Emilio, 1862-1911 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Bruno, G. G. (Giuseppe Garibaldi), 1864-1922 |
| Title | Un dramma nell'Oceano Pacifico |
| Original Publication | Firenze: Bemporad, 1895. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Un_dramma_nell%27Oceano_Pacifico |
| Credits | Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 47.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Italian |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Seafaring life -- Fiction |
| Subject | Pacific Ocean -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 75712 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-75712-4 |
| Release Date | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 503 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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