Nick of the Woods; Or, Adventures of Prairie Life by Robert Montgomery Bird

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13970.html.images 808 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13970.epub3.images 397 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13970.epub.images 410 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13970.epub.noimages 377 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13970.kf8.images 751 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13970.kindle.images 705 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13970.txt.utf-8 771 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/13970/pg13970-h.zip 392 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Bird, Robert Montgomery, 1806-1854
Title Nick of the Woods; Or, Adventures of Prairie Life
Note Reading ease score: 53.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits E-text prepared by Olaf Voss, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary "Nick of the Woods; Or, Adventures of Prairie Life" by Robert Montgomery Bird is a historical novel likely written in the early 19th century. Set against the backdrop of 1782 Kentucky, the book examines the complexities of frontier life, highlighting the interactions between settlers and Native Americans, as well as the struggles of individual characters as they navigate this rugged landscape. The story focuses on young Roland Forrester, who journeys into the wilderness with his cousin Edith, seeking a new home after the tragedies of their past. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to a large group of emigrants that arrives in a Kentucky settlement, greeted with military-style order, reflecting the constant threat imposed by the local Native American tribes. Among the emigrants, Roland and Edith Forrester stand out—Roland is a battle-hardened young officer, while Edith is youthful and hopeful. Their dynamic reveals a shared history of loss but also hints at burgeoning new beginnings. As they interact with the local settlers and confront the harsh realities of frontier life, various characters, including the eccentric Captain Stackpole and the mysterious figure known as Nick of the Woods, are unveiled, setting the stage for a tale that intertwines adventure, kinship, and the moral dilemmas of survival in a volatile environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Frontier and pioneer life -- Kentucky -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 13970
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 18, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 88 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!