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White Fire

by John Oxenham

EN·~8 hours·17 chapters

Chapters

17 total

[Frontispiece: THEY WENT ON STEP BY STEP, WITH EYES FOR EVERY ROCK AND BUSH (missing from book)

2:06

THEY WENT ON STEP BY STEP, WITH EYES FOR EVERY ROCK AND BUSH (missing from book)......... Frontispiece - WAVED HIS HAND TO HER, AND RECEIVED AN ANSWERING WAVE - ONE SIGN OF FLINCHING AND IT IS FINISHED - "MY LIFE IS FORFEIT TO THE PAST" - "AND HE HAS REALLY HAD THE AUDACITY TO ASK YOU TO MARRY HIM" - SHE HAD LONG AND PEREMPTORY INTERVIEWS WITH HER LAWYER - BLAIR CALLED FOR THE MATE AND TOLD HIM CURTLY WHAT HE HAD ALREADY TOLD THE CAPTAIN - "WE SHALL SEE THEM AGAIN," SAID CAPTAIN CATHIE (missing from book) - IT MIGHT BE FOR THE LAST TIME - STEPS ON THE ROAD TO SALVATION - "HELLO! WHAT'S THIS?" - "QUITE HAPPY, JEAN?" ASKED BLAIR - PEACE WITH A SPEAR - "MISSIONARIES! WELL I AM ——!" - BLAIR SPRANG UPRIGHT INSTINCTIVELY - WAVED HER FAREWELLS FROM THE SHORE

16:32

Waved his hand to her, and received an answering wave.

31:09

One sign of flinching and it is finished.

20:31

"My life is forfeit to the past."

24:28

"And he has really had the audacity to ask you to marry him."

13:06

She had long and peremptory interviews with her lawyers.

1:18:39

Blair called for the mate and told him curtly what he had already told the captain.

36:34

[Illustration: "We shall see them again," said Captain Cathie (missing from book)]

1:24:01

It might be for the last time.

3:17

Description

A spirited young girl, dressed in a blue serge frock and jaunty tam, sets out on a solitary quest that feels both ordinary and extraordinary. Her eyes are fixed on a distant mill and the glittering white of the river that powers it, and she walks the winding cinder path with a confidence that belies her size. The countryside around her hums with the rhythm of industry—paper‑mills, woollen factories, and the rush of the Cut—while locals watch her passage with a mixture of curiosity and admiration.

As she reaches the crossroads that splits toward the two mills, the landscape swells with bustling crowds of workers and laughing children, briefly pausing to note her determined stride. The air is bright, the sky unusually clear, and the promise of adventure seems to pulse in the very light that reflects off the water. With each step, she draws closer to the mystery that lies beyond the familiar, hinting at challenges and discoveries that will test the fire of her youthful enthusiasm.

Details

Language

Duration

~8 hours (489K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Al Haines

Release date

2011-11-19

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Missionaries -- Fiction British -- Oceania -- Fiction

About the author

John Oxenham

1852–1941

A British journalist, hymn writer, and bestselling novelist, he wrote under the pen name John Oxenham and became especially well known for inspirational verse and fiction with a strong moral and spiritual tone.

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