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The Last of the Mohicans (original 1826; edition 2011)

by James Fenimore Cooper

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Title:The Last of the Mohicans
Authors:James Fenimore Cooper
Info:Simon & Brown (2011), Paperback, 508 pages
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surprisingly readable; somewhat improbable story (esp the bear); I wept at the death of Uncas
  FKarr | Apr 10, 2013 |
I hated the writing in this book. I slogged all the way through it, but I honestly don't recall much beyond tedium. ( )
  shanaqui | Apr 9, 2013 |
The movie is much better than the book, no doubt about that.

The illustrated version is available for free download at Gutenberg Project

Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth
"Mislike me not for my complexion,
The shadowed livery of the burnished sun."

NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
1933
Copyright, 1919, by Charles Scribner's Sons

Page 26:

UNCAS SLAYS A DEER
Avoiding the horns of the infuriated animal, Uncas
darted to his side, and passed his knife across the throat

Page 66:

THE BATTLE AT GLENS FALLS
Each of the combatants threw all his energies into that
effort, and the result was, that both tottered on the
brink of the precipice

Page 114:

THE FIGHT IN THE FOREST
The battle was now entirely terminated, with the exception
of the protracted struggle between Le Renard Subtil and
Le Gros Serpent

Page 166:

THE MEETING OF THE GENERALS
As soon as this slight salutation had passed, Montcalm
moved towards them with a quick but graceful step,
baring his head to the veteran, and dropping his spotless
plume nearly to the earth in courtesy

Page 214:

THE FLIGHT ACROSS THE LAKE
The scout having ascertained that the Mohicans were
sufficient of themselves to maintain the requisite distance,
deliberately laid aside his paddle, and raised
the fatal rifle

Page 250:

THE TERMAGANT
Throwing back her light vestment, she stretched forth
her long skinny arm, in derision

Page 268:

THE MASQUERADER
The grim head fell on one side, and in its place appeared
the honest, sturdy countenance of the scout

Page 278:

THE LOVERS
Heyward and Alice took their way together towards the
distant village of the Delawares

page 320:

THE SUPPLICANT
Cora had cast herself to her knees; and, with hands clenched
in each other and pressed upon her bosom, she remained like
a beauteous and breathing model of her sex ( )
  Lnatal | Mar 31, 2013 |
The movie is much better than the book, no doubt about that.

The illustrated version is available for free download at Gutenberg Project

Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth
"Mislike me not for my complexion,
The shadowed livery of the burnished sun."

NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
1933
Copyright, 1919, by Charles Scribner's Sons

Page 26:

UNCAS SLAYS A DEER
Avoiding the horns of the infuriated animal, Uncas
darted to his side, and passed his knife across the throat

Page 66:

THE BATTLE AT GLENS FALLS
Each of the combatants threw all his energies into that
effort, and the result was, that both tottered on the
brink of the precipice

Page 114:

THE FIGHT IN THE FOREST
The battle was now entirely terminated, with the exception
of the protracted struggle between Le Renard Subtil and
Le Gros Serpent

Page 166:

THE MEETING OF THE GENERALS
As soon as this slight salutation had passed, Montcalm
moved towards them with a quick but graceful step,
baring his head to the veteran, and dropping his spotless
plume nearly to the earth in courtesy

Page 214:

THE FLIGHT ACROSS THE LAKE
The scout having ascertained that the Mohicans were
sufficient of themselves to maintain the requisite distance,
deliberately laid aside his paddle, and raised
the fatal rifle

Page 250:

THE TERMAGANT
Throwing back her light vestment, she stretched forth
her long skinny arm, in derision

Page 268:

THE MASQUERADER
The grim head fell on one side, and in its place appeared
the honest, sturdy countenance of the scout

Page 278:

THE LOVERS
Heyward and Alice took their way together towards the
distant village of the Delawares

page 320:

THE SUPPLICANT
Cora had cast herself to her knees; and, with hands clenched
in each other and pressed upon her bosom, she remained like
a beauteous and breathing model of her sex ( )
  Lnatal | Mar 31, 2013 |
The movie is much better than the book, no doubt about that.

The illustrated version is available for free download at Gutenberg Project

Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth
"Mislike me not for my complexion,
The shadowed livery of the burnished sun."

NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
1933
Copyright, 1919, by Charles Scribner's Sons

Page 26:

UNCAS SLAYS A DEER
Avoiding the horns of the infuriated animal, Uncas
darted to his side, and passed his knife across the throat

Page 66:

THE BATTLE AT GLENS FALLS
Each of the combatants threw all his energies into that
effort, and the result was, that both tottered on the
brink of the precipice

Page 114:

THE FIGHT IN THE FOREST
The battle was now entirely terminated, with the exception
of the protracted struggle between Le Renard Subtil and
Le Gros Serpent

Page 166:

THE MEETING OF THE GENERALS
As soon as this slight salutation had passed, Montcalm
moved towards them with a quick but graceful step,
baring his head to the veteran, and dropping his spotless
plume nearly to the earth in courtesy

Page 214:

THE FLIGHT ACROSS THE LAKE
The scout having ascertained that the Mohicans were
sufficient of themselves to maintain the requisite distance,
deliberately laid aside his paddle, and raised
the fatal rifle

Page 250:

THE TERMAGANT
Throwing back her light vestment, she stretched forth
her long skinny arm, in derision

Page 268:

THE MASQUERADER
The grim head fell on one side, and in its place appeared
the honest, sturdy countenance of the scout

Page 278:

THE LOVERS
Heyward and Alice took their way together towards the
distant village of the Delawares

page 320:

THE SUPPLICANT
Cora had cast herself to her knees; and, with hands clenched
in each other and pressed upon her bosom, she remained like
a beauteous and breathing model of her sex ( )
  Lnatal | Mar 31, 2013 |
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James Fenimore Cooperprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dean, Robertson.Narratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Guthrie, A. B., Jr.Introductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
McKeever, LarryNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Weideman, BillNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Wyeth, N.C.Illustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Mine ear is open, and my heart prepared:
The worst is worldly loss thou canst unfold: -
Say, is my kingdom lost?
-- Shakespeare

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It was a feature peculiar to the colonial wars of North America, that the toils and dangers of the wilderness were to be encountered before the adverse hosts could meet. A wide and apparently an impervious boundary of forests severed the possessions of the hostile provinces of France and England. The hardy colonist, and the trained European who fought at his side, frequently expended months in struggling against the rapids of the streams, or in effecting the rugged passes of the mountains, in quest of an opportunity to exhibit their courage in a more martial conflict. But, emulating the patience and self-denial of the practiced native warriors, they learned to overcome every difficulty; and it would seem that, in time, there was no recess of the woods so dark, nor any secret place so lovely, that it might claim exemption from the inroads of those who had pledged their blood to satiate their vengeance, or to uphold the cold and selfish policy of the distant monarchs of Europe.
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The wild rush of action in this classic frontier adventure story has made The Last of the Mohicans the most popular of James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales. Deep in the forests of upper New York State, the brave woodsman Hawkeye (Natty Bumppo) and his loyal Mohican friends Chingachgook and Uncas become embroiled in the bloody battles of the French and Indian War. The abduction of the beautiful Munro sisters by hostile savages, the treachery of the renegade brave Magua, the ambush of innocent settlers, and the thrilling events that lead to the final tragic confrontation between rival war parties create an unforgettable, spine-tingling picture of life on the frontier. And as the idyllic wilderness gives way to the forces of civilization, the novel presents a moving portrayal of a vanishing race and the end of its way of life in the great American forests.

(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:45:42 -0500)

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A Mohican brave struggles to protect two English girls from an evil Huron during the French and Indian War in upstate New York.

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