The Pathfinder
or, The inland sea
James Fenimore Cooper's The Pathfinder (1800) is a historical romance and historical fiction novel. It takes readers to Ontario, Lake, N.Y. and Ont. and United States during French and Indian War, 1755–1763. It features Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931). It deals with frontier and pioneer life, Indians of North America, Natty Bumppo and readers.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 34 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 427 editions across 3 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 1,225 times in the last 30 days.
At about 498 pages, most readers finish it in 9–10 hours. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 18 h 42 min LibriVox audiobook.
About The Pathfinder
Vigorous, self-reliant, amazingly resourceful, and moral, Natty Bumppo is the prototype of the Western hero. A faultless arbiter of wilderness justice, he hates middle-class hypocrisy. But he finds his love divided between the woman he has pledged to protect on a treacherous journey and the untouched forest that sustains him in his beliefs. A fast-paced narrative full of adventure and majestic descriptions of early frontier life, Indian raiders, and defenseless outposts, The Pathfinder set the standard for epic action literature.
Free audiobook
The Pathfinder — LibriVox recording, 18 h 42 min in 30 sections.
Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.
Opening line
“THE sublimity connected with vastness is familiar to every eye.”
Quick answers
Who wrote The Pathfinder?
The Pathfinder was written by James Fenimore Cooper and first published in 1800.
What genre is The Pathfinder?
It is usually shelved as Historical Romance, Historical Fiction and Classic Love Stories.
How long is The Pathfinder?
The median edition has 498 pages, about 9–10 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
Is The Pathfinder free to read?
Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.
Is there a free audiobook of The Pathfinder?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 18 h 42 min.
What books are similar to The Pathfinder?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Great Gatsby, Ivanhoe and I Promessi Sposi.
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