"Lost Lenore: The Adventures of a Rolling Stone" by Mayne Reid is a story set in the 1800s, about a character named Rowland Stone, nicknamed "The Rolling Stone", recounts his life's journey from his early days in Dublin through various trials, including family issues and voyages at sea. Rowland's tale explores themes of strength, self-discovery, and the human quest for connection, illustrating his struggles against challenging situations and complex relationships. Rowland’s story begins with his birth and early family life with a hard-working father, but everything transforms after his father dies and his mother remarries Mr. Leary, a saddler, who Rowland immediately dislikes because of his control over his mother and siblings. After many arguments with Leary, Rowland becomes a ship apprentice and runs away from home, starting the journeys that make up his fascinating life, filled with drama and personal growth.
Lost Lenore: The Adventures of a Rolling Stone
By Mayne Reid
From a contentious home in Dublin to the vastness of the sea, a young man sets off on an unpredictable journey to find himself and a place to belong.
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About the AuthorThomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
Thomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
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