THE HIDDEN CHILDREN (Western Classic) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Heart-Warming Saga of an Unusual Friendship during the American RevolutionBy Robert W. Chambers
Length19h 17m
About this audiobook
Robert W. Chambers's The Hidden Children is a historical frontier romance set amid the violence and uncertainty of the American Revolution, particularly the border warfare of New York and the campaigns against the Iroquois Confederacy. Combining adventure, sentimental romance, military episode, and ethnographic curiosity, the novel reflects the early twentieth-century taste for patriotic historical fiction while retaining Chambers's gift for atmosphere, suspense, and melodramatic revelation. Its prose is ornate, swift-moving, and pictorial, placing private passion against a landscape of imperial conflict, wilderness danger, and contested national origins. Chambers, born in Brooklyn in 1865 and trained as an artist in Paris, first gained lasting fame for the strange tales collected in The King in Yellow, yet much of his career was devoted to popular romances and historical narratives. His visual education sharpened his descriptive powers, while his interest in American memory and social inheritance helped shape novels such as this one, where history becomes both spectacle and moral drama. The Hidden Children is recommended to readers who enjoy classic historical adventure, Revolutionary-era fiction, and richly textured frontier narratives. Though marked by the assumptions of its period, it remains a compelling example of Chambers's narrative range and of American popular fiction's effort to mythologize the nation's perilous beginnings.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (47)
Includes Goodreads
GenreHistorical Fiction, General Fiction
Length19 hrs 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 30, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE HIDDEN CHILDREN (Western Classic) (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5THE HIDDEN CHILDREN (Western Classic)
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6Chapter I. The Bedford Road
7Chapter II. Poundridge
8Chapter III. View Halloo!
9Chapter IV. A Tryst
10Chapter V. The Gathering
11Chapter VI. The Spring Waiontha
12Chapter VII. Lois
13Chapter VIII. Old Friends
14Chapter IX. Mid-Summer
15Chapter X. In Garrison
16Chapter XI. A Scout of Six
17Chapter XII. At the Ford
18Chapter XIII. The Hidden Children
19Chapter XIV. Nai Tioga!
20Chapter XV. Block-House No. 2
21Chapter XVI. Lana Helmer
22Chapter XVII. The Battle of Chemung
23Chapter XVIII. The Rite of the Hidden Children
24Chapter XIX. Amochol
25Chapter XX. Yndaia
26Chapter XXI. Chinisee Castle
27Chapter XXII. Mes Adieux
28Analysis
29Reflection
30Memorable Quotes
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