The Magnificent Adventure

By Emerson Hough

Book Overview

The Magnificent Adventure is a novel written by Emerson Hough. It tells the story of a young man named Richard Hayden, who is the son of a wealthy businessman. Richard is dissatisfied with his life and yearns for adventure. He decides to leave his comfortable life behind and embark on a journey to the West. Along the way, Richard meets a cast of characters, including cowboys, Native Americans, and outlaws. He also falls in love with a woman named Helen, who is traveling with her father. Together, they face numerous challenges and dangers, including harsh weather conditions, hostile encounters with other travelers, and confrontations with outlaws.Throughout the novel, Richard learns valuable lessons about life, love, and the importance of following one's dreams. The Magnificent Adventure is a thrilling tale of self-discovery and the pursuit of adventure in the American West.1916. This being the story of the world�������s greatest exploration, and the romance of a very gallant gentleman. Hough�������s literary career grew out of his taking camping trips and writing about them for publication. His body of work eventually included 27 novels and hundreds of short stories and articles. The Magnificent Adventure begins: A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features-a woman now approaching middle age-sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway. She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something- something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141791131X
• ISBN13: 9781417911318
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"