Wood Rangers: The Trappers of Sonora

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Wood Rangers: The Trappers of Sonora

by Mayne Reid

EN·~13 hours·54 chapters

Chapters

54 total

Chapter One. - Pepé, The Sleeper.

11:17

Chapter Two. - The Sentinel of La Ensenada.

16:06

Chapter Three. - The Alcalde and his Clerk.

15:16

Chapter Four. - The Forsaken Chamber.

13:45

Chapter Five. - Pepé’s Revanche.

9:06

Chapter Six. - Sonora.

16:30

Chapter Seven. - Two Honest Gentlemen.

11:15

Chapter Eight. - The Senator Tragaduros.

6:49

Chapter Nine. - The Compact.

14:40

Chapter Ten. - The Afternoon Ride.

9:15
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Description

Nestled in a dramatic amphitheater of cliffs on the Biscayan coast, the tiny fishing village of Elanchovi seems frozen in time. Its single, steep street climbs past modest cottages before disappearing behind a solitary chateau, its gothic turrets looming over the sea. When the French invasion forces the villagers to flee, the once‑busy harbor falls silent, leaving Doña Luisa, a newly widowed countess, to confront grief amid the crumbling walls and relentless roar of the waves.

Against this bleak backdrop, Luisa’s quiet sorrow becomes the seed of a larger tale that reaches far beyond Spain’s rugged shoreline. As she seeks safety and purpose, the story follows the lives of those bound to the chateau—stewards, magistrates, and distant relatives—who must navigate loyalty, loss, and the looming threat of war. Their intertwined fates hint at adventures that will carry them across continents, testing courage and honor in ways the isolated cliffs could never have imagined.

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Language

en

Duration

~13 hours (756K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Release date

Feb 3, 2009

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Mayne Reid

Mayne Reid

1818–1883

Adventure, war, and the wide-open American frontier shaped the thrilling fiction of this Irish-born author. His popular novels, including The Headless Horseman and The Scalp Hunters, helped define the romantic image of the American West for generations of readers.

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