The Gold Brick by Ann S. Stephens
"The Gold Brick" by Ann S. Stephens is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative begins amidst the chaos of the Haitian Revolution, focusing on Captain Mason and the carefully orchestrated rescue of a mother and her young son during a brutal massacre in Port au Prince. The storyline explores themes of violence, survival, and the human condition against a backdrop of racial tensions and sacrifice. The opening
of "The Gold Brick" sets a dramatic scene on a ship anchored in the harbor amid the turmoil of an insurrection, where the captain wrestles with his moral duty to save the victims of a massacre while grappling with the constraints of his position. As chaos unfolds on the shore, he and his crew make a determined attempt to rescue a mother and her child. The mother ultimately succumbs to the violence, leaving her son, Paul, to find solace in the care of a loyal slave named Jube. The chapter paints a poignant picture of love, loss, and loyalty amidst the backdrop of violent upheaval, establishing the emotional stakes that will carry throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia), 1810-1886 |
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| Title | The Gold Brick |
| Note | Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Roberta Staehlin, TIA, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 34500 |
| Release Date | Nov 29, 2010 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 170 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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