"Heading into a typhoon in the South China Sea, the Sirdar is on a course that will forever change the life of one of its most spirited and attractive passengers, Iris Deane. When the ship breaks in two on a barrier reef, the young woman is pulled to safety by Robert Jenks, a sailor who is more than he seems. The shipwreck's only survivors, the two find themselves washed ashore on a desert island, where they encounter untold adventures and a blossoming romance. First published in 1903, The Wings of the Morning is an exciting tale of perils from storms, sharks, and head-hunting island natives. It is also a tale of attraction, as a modest young woman and her mysterious rescuer are drawn together by adventure and circumstance. More than 50 years before action-adventure films like Raiders of the Lost Ark, Louis Tracy wrote novels teeming with the kind of thrills that make the heart race. The Wings of the Morning is a prime example."--
Record details
ISBN:1629141356
ISBN:9781629141350
Physical Description:1 online resource remote
Publisher:New York : Skyhorse Publishing, [2014]
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note:
""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""I The Wreck of the Sirdar""; ""II The Survivors""; ""III Discoveries""; ""IV Rainbow Island""; ""V Iris to the Rescue""; ""VI Some Explanations""; ""VII Surprises""; ""VIII Preparations""; ""IX The Secret of the Cave""; ""X Reality v. Romance�The Case for the Plaintiff""; ""XI The Fight""; ""XII A Truce""; ""XIII Reality v. Romance�The Case for the Defendant""; ""XIV The Unexpected Happens""; ""XV The Difficulty of Pleasing Everybody""; ""XVI Bargains, Great and Small""; ""XVII Rainbow Island Again�and Afterward""
Summary: "Heading into a typhoon in the South China Sea, the Sirdar is on a course that will forever change the life of one of its most spirited and attractive passengers, Iris Deane. When the ship breaks in two on a barrier reef, the young woman is pulled to safety by Robert Jenks, a sailor who is more than he seems. The shipwreck's only survivors, the two find themselves washed ashore on a desert island, where they encounter untold adventures and a blossoming romance. First published in 1903, The Wings of the Morning is an exciting tale of perils from storms, sharks, and head-hunting island natives. It is also a tale of attraction, as a modest young woman and her mysterious rescuer are drawn together by adventure and circumstance. More than 50 years before action-adventure films like Raiders of the Lost Ark, Louis Tracy wrote novels teeming with the kind of thrills that make the heart race. The Wings of the Morning is a prime example."--