The Headsman; Or, The Abbaye des Vignerons by James Fenimore Cooper
"The Headsman; Or, The Abbaye des Vignerons" by James Fenimore Cooper is a novel published in 1833. Set in Switzerland, this work explores how society structures itself through themes of justice, authority, friendship, and love. Inspired by Cooper's European travels, the novel uses its Swiss setting to contrast European social and political systems with American institutions. It stands as one of Cooper's three "European" novels, offering deliberate artistry through powerful structure and
thematic depth rather than simple social commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Read or download for free
| How to read | Url | Size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read now! | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10938.html.images | 937 kB | |||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10938.epub3.images | 485 kB | |||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10938.epub.images | 485 kB | |||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10938.epub.noimages | 460 kB | |||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10938.kf8.images | 781 kB | |||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10938.kindle.images | 738 kB | |||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10938.txt.utf-8 | 919 kB | |||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/10938/pg10938-h.zip | 433 kB | |||
| There may be more files related to this item. | |||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Headsman; Or, The Abbaye des Vignerons |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Headsman:_The_Abbaye_des_Vignerons |
| Credits | Produced by Distributed Proofreaders |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 59.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Switzerland -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 10938 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 461 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |