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The Crater

James Fenimore Cooper

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .This was not done until the ship was close aboard of it. A change had come over the spot within the last few hours, in consequence of the increase of wind, the water breaking all along the ledge, instead of on its end only; but Mark cared not for this, once certain he had found that end. He was now half-way between his former anchorage and the crater, and he could distinguish the latter quite plainly. But sail was necessary to carry the ship safely through the channel ahead, and Mark called to Bob to lash the helm a-midships after luffing up to his course, and to spring to the main-topmast staysail halliards, and help him hoist the sail. This was soon done, and the new sail was got up, and the sheet hauled aft. Next followed the mizen staysail, which was spread in the same manner. Bob then flew to the wheel, and Mark to his knight-heads again. Contrary to Mark's apprehensions, he saw that the ship was luffing up close to the weather ledge, leaving little danger of her goi. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Esta fue mi primer novela. Quisiera volver a comprarme este libro.

Interesting story.

The story was interesting and worth reading. Some of the wordings confusing and sentences were often too long so as to loose track of what the author was trying to say. Not being familiar with nautical terms could also cause some confusion.

This adventure another variation of the original classic, Robinson Crusoe 1719 like every other lost on a deserted island , written a century after ( 1847 ) but set in the late 1700's, 1796 to be precise, (enough of the numbers) the question can someone survive alone... make that truthfully two? Jam

An entertaining story

As is typical of stories from Me Cooper, I found the text to be quite wordy. The plot was good, however, it subliminally it followed Jules Verne 's Mysterious Island. I will admit that I am not sure published their prose first; I read Mysterious Island first.

Great story about a young American sailor shipwrecked on a rocky reef in the Pacific Ocean in the late 1700's. Using ingenuity he manages to make a beautiful homestead there and eventually is joined by others from home and a colony arises. There are many exciting adventures including attacks by the

I was ok for the first 3/4 of the book, then got bored. But I read to the end. The end is somewhat of a surprise. Interestingly, there is not even ONE dialogue in the story. Also, although there is some socio-political commentary in it,he tries to keep it amicable, even the confrontations coming up