The Maroon

by Thomas Mayne Reid

A sugar estate, and one of the finest in the “land of springs,” is that of “Mount Welcome.” It is situated about ten miles from Montego Bay, in a broad valley, between two rounded ridges. These ridges, after running parallel for more than a mile, and gradually increasing in elevation, at length converge with an inward sweep—at their point of convergence, rising abruptly into a stupendous hill, that fairly merits the name which it bears upon the estate—the “mountain.” Both the ridges are wooded almost down to their bases; the woods, which consist of shining pimento trees, ending on each side in groves and island copses, pleasantly interspersed over a park-like greensward.

Genres: Fiction, 19th Century

182 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1850

About the author

"Captain" Reid wrote many adventure novels akin to those written by Frederick Marryat and Robert Louis Stevenson. He was a great admirer of Lord Byron. These novels contain action that takes place primarily in untamed settings: the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica.

Reviews

[Vygandas Ostrauskis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Neįsivaizduoju, kiek dabar suaugusių žmonių skaito Main Rido knygas, bet mano paauglystės metais jos (taip pat ir Ž. Verno, Dž. F. Kuperio, K Majaus) jaunimo buvo labai mėgstamos, bibliotekoje net eilėje tekdavo palaukti. Kiek prisimenu, skaitė tokias knygas ir suaugusieji.
Manau, kad jaunimui, ypač mažai skaitančiam, verta pradėti nuo nuotykinės literatūros – nejučia ji įtraukia į skaitymą, o po to jau didelė tikimybė, kad sudomins ir rimtoji literatūra.

[Cvetomir Denchev]

Ямайски марони.

[Alexander Krastev · Rating 5 out of 5]

Любимата книга от детството ми! Сега задължително се препрочита :)