| Author |
Grimshaw, Beatrice, 1871-1953 |
| Illustrator |
Sarka, Charles N. (Charles Nicholas), 1879-1960 |
| Title |
The Sorcerer's Stone
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| Original Publication |
United States: The John C. Winston Company, 1914.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Credits |
Carol Brown, Aaron Adrignola, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
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| Summary |
"The Sorcerer's Stone" by Beatrice Grimshaw is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around two main characters, an adventurous Australian named Flint and a French marquis, both of whom are on a quest related to magic and indigenous cultures in remote New Guinea. The narrative is likely to blend themes of adventure, local sorcery, and the complexities of cross-cultural encounters. The opening of the story sets a dark and tense atmosphere inside a New Guinea temple where the protagonists observe local customs and evince an impending sense of danger. The Marquis, passionate about studying magic, engages in a mesmerizing dance that catches the attention of a young local girl, much to Flint's dismay as he is wary of the hostile potential of their surroundings. The plot quickly escalates as the girl appears to fall under the spell of the Marquis’ dance, leading to unexpected consequences connected to local sorcery and the enigmatic sorcerer Mo. This inciting event indicates that the narrative will explore themes of cultural tension, the allure and risks of the supernatural, and the quest for a powerful artifact – the titular sorcerer's stone. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
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| Subject |
Adventure stories
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| Subject |
Jewel thieves -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Diamonds -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Papua New Guinea -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
72378 |
| Release Date |
Dec 11, 2023 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Dec 15, 2023 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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