The Hunter Hercules (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Western Romance of the Prairies (The Champion Rider of the Plains)By St George Henry Rathborne
Length3h 27m
About this audiobook
The Hunter Hercules is a vigorous specimen of late nineteenth-century popular adventure fiction, built around the figure of the extraordinary woodsman whose strength, courage, and practical intelligence make him a near-mythic presence on the frontier. Rathborne's narrative draws on the conventions of the dime novel and boys' adventure tale: rapid incident, perilous pursuit, sharply drawn villains, and a landscape rendered as both testing ground and theatre of heroism. Its style is direct, energetic, and episodic, reflecting a literary culture that prized suspense, moral clarity, and the romance of wilderness survival. St George Henry Rathborne was an immensely prolific American writer whose career was shaped by the expanding market for inexpensive popular fiction. Writing under his own name and various pseudonyms, he supplied readers with tales of travel, combat, detection, and frontier daring. His familiarity with the formulas of serialized entertainment helped him craft works that were accessible yet highly dramatic, appealing to readers eager for mobility, danger, and self-reliant heroes. This book is recommended to readers interested in early popular adventure literature, frontier mythology, and the cultural imagination of American heroism. It offers not psychological subtlety but narrative momentum, historical flavor, and a revealing glimpse into the pleasures of mass-market storytelling.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- 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
GenreAction and Adventure
Length3 hrs 27 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 17, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Hunter Hercules (Annotated)
2CHAPTER I. THE YOUNG HUNTER’S FIRST PRIZE.
3CHAPTER II. THE KNIGHT AND THE “LADIE FAIR.”
4CHAPTER III. THE COMANCHES’ PRIZE.
5CHAPTER IV. THE TWO WIZARDS.
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6CHAPTER V. TWO QUEER MEN.
7CHAPTER VI. THE CIRCUS-RIDER MAGICIAN.
8CHAPTER VII. A TRIAL OF SPEED FOR SCALPS.
9CHAPTER VIII. THE MANITOU MUST BE OBEYED.
10CHAPTER IX. THE WHITE WIZARD DRUGS THE GUARD.
11CHAPTER X. A WILD RACE FOR LIFE.
12CHAPTER XI. MUZZLE TO MUZZLE, AND WHO WILL WIN?
13CHAPTER XII. CHASED BY THE FLAMES.
14CHAPTER XIII. FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE.
15CHAPTER XIV. A BRILLIANT EXPLOIT WITH AN UMBRELLA.
16CHAPTER XV. WHY RALPH WAS CALLED THE “HUNTER HERCULES.”
17CHAPTER XVI. DONNA IOLA MEETS THE TRAILERS.
18CHAPTER XVII. A STERN CHASE IS GENERALLY A LONG ONE.
19CHAPTER XVIII. RED BUFFALO MEETS HIS FATE.
20CHAPTER XIX. HILT TO HILT AND FACE TO FACE.
21CHAPTER XX. WINDING UP THE TALE.
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