Synopsis
Joan Of The Island is a novel written by Ralph Henry Barbour and published in 1920. The story follows Joan, a young woman who lives on an isolated island off the coast of Maine. Joan is a strong and independent character, who has spent her entire life on the island, surrounded by nature and the sea. She is content with her simple life, but her world is turned upside down when a group of tourists arrive on the island. Among the tourists is a young man named Jim, who Joan quickly becomes infatuated with. As Joan and Jim's relationship develops, Joan begins to question her life on the island and wonders if there is more to the world than what she has known. The novel explores themes of love, independence, and the desire for adventure. With beautiful descriptions of the island and its surroundings, Joan Of The Island is a captivating read that transports the reader to a simpler time and place.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
There was something sinister in the way he paused and listened. For a few moments he was irresolute. Then he glanced back over his shoulder into the cabin, and a queer, grim little smile flashed over his face. He remained irresolute no longer. Without a sound he closed the door behind him, and moving stealthily, made his way to the deck, where he walked in the direction of the after wheelhouse. Only the soft swish of the water as it rippled along the sides of the steamer, and the steady thud thud of the propeller. A fitful moon occasionally glared down on a dead calm sea. Up on the bridge of the Four Winds a Kanaka helmsman mechanically kept her sou east-by-south, and wondered vaguely about a little brown baby that ought to be able to swim by now.
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