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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Adventure This is Cooper's second entry in the five volume Leatherstocking series. Hawkeye, the fearless warrior, trapper and guide along with his Mohican friend, Chingachgook, fights bad Indians represented in this novel by the Hurons and their chief, Magua. The tile comes from the fact that Chingachgook's son, Uncas, is the last Mohican if he or his father is killed. While the descriptions of terrain and people are lengthy and in some instances of action, I had to read some paragraphs several times to be sure I understood what actually had taken place. The famous massacre at Fort William Henry was graphically described and Cooper lays the blame at the feet of General Montcalm for not controlling his native allies. Watch the movie! For once, I think the film versions (none of which are completely true to the book) are better than the original novel. Cooper has written an exciting adventure story in such a way that it is a struggle to read. It is tempting to blame that on the early date it was written (1826) except that Jane Austen wrote even earlier and in a much easier style! This audiobook edition also has some problems. This digital audiobook from Recorded Books has chapter markers but they bear no relation to the chapters in the text! I suspect that they represent the sides of cassette tapes -- but at least there wasn't any "This is the end of..." bits. The narrator was okay. Unfortunately, his voice, instead of compelling my attention, caused my mind to wander. For some sections, I had to resort to reading my Kindle edition after repeated attempts to listen left me unable to comprehend what was happening.
… The book was first published in 1826, and conveys the prejudices of the time. This is primarily an adventure story written from a European viewpoint. The "dusky, savage" Huron kidnappers are the villains, and the Mohicans are stereotypically romanticized as courageous and stoic. However, even complimentary comments sometimes indicate underlying prejudice as when… scout Hawkeye observes to Chingachgook, "You are a just man for an Indian." The term "squaw" is used several times. Belongs to SeriesBelongs to Publisher SeriesAirmont Classics (CL5) — 43 more Corticelli [Mursia] (116) Dean's Classics (25) El País. Aventuras (47) Everyman's Library (79) Grandes Novelas de Aventuras (XXVII) insel taschenbuch (0180 / 1212) Junior Classics (Greystone Press) KOD (53) Lindqvists ungdomsböcker (221) The Pocket Library (PL-62) Reader's Enrichment Series (RE 309) Tus Libros. Anaya (132) The World's Classics (163) World's Greatest Literature (Volume 1) Библиотека приключений (I, 16) Is contained inDie schönsten Bücher für junge Leser — Scarlet Pimpernel | Der letzte Mohikaner | Knulp | Irgendwo in Tibet by Reader's Digest Lederstrumpf-Romane: Der letzte Mohikaner. Der Pfadfinder (Die grosse Erzähler-Bibliothek der Weltliteratur) by James Fenimore Cooper The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers,The Red Badge of Courage,The Last of the Mohicans,The man in the Iron Mask (Classic Collections) by Alexandre Dumas père Is retold inHas the (non-series) sequelHas the adaptationIs abridged inOne hundred best novels condensed: 3 of 4 see note: Adam Bede; Tess of the D'Urbervilles; Don Quixote; East Lynne; Count of Monte Cristo; Paul and Virginia; Tom Brown's School Days; Waverley; Dombey and Son; Romola; Legend of Sleepy Hollow; Last of the Mohicans; Wreck of the "Grosvenor"; Right of Way; Coniston; Far from the Madding Crowd; Woman in White; Deemster; Waterloo; Hypatia; Kidnapped; Oliver Twist; Gil Blas; Peg Woffington; Virginians by Edwin Atkins Grozier Has as a studyHas as a commentary on the textHas as a student's study guideHas as a teacher's guideNotable Lists
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HTML: The Last of the Mohicans is the second book in Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy, and remains his best-known work. It is a historical novel set in the French and Indian war in New York, and centers around the massacre of surrendered Anglo-American troops. The two daughters of the British commander are kidnapped, but rescued by the last two Mohicans. The title comes from a quote by Tamanend: "I have lived to see the last warrior of the wise race of the Mohicans". .No library descriptions found. |
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