The Hunted Woman

Name: The Hunted Woman
Author: James Oliver Curwood

The story revolves around a young woman who has been forced to flee her home after being accused of murder. She takes refuge with a group of trappers in the Canadian wilderness, where she must navigate their suspicions and prejudices while also confronting her own troubled past. As she tries to clear her name and find a way back to civilization, she finds herself drawn to one of the trappers, who becomes her ally and potential love interest.

By James Oliver Curwood · First published 1912 · Genre: Adventure, Romance, Thriller · 30 chapters · 105,347 words

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It was all new -- most of it singularly dramatic and even appalling to the woman who sat with the pearl-gray veil drawn closely about her face. For eighteen hours she had been a keenly attentive, wide-eyed, and partly frightened bit of humanity in this onrush of "the horde. " She had heard a voice behind her speak of it as "the horde" -- a deep, thick, gruff voice which she knew without looking had filtered its way through a beard. She agreed with the voice. It was the Horde -- that horde which has always beaten the trails ahead for civilization and made of its own flesh and blood the foundation of nations. For months it had been pouring steadily into the mountains -- always in and never out, a laughing, shouting, singing, blaspheming Horde, every ounce of it toughened sinew and red brawn, except the Straying Angels. One of these sat opposite her, a dark-eyed girl with over-red lips and hollowed cheeks, and she heard the bearded man say something to his companions about "dizzy dolls" and "the little angel in the other seat. " This same voice, gruffened in its beard, had told her that ten thousand of the Horde had gone up ahead of them. Then it whispered something that made her hands suddenly tighten and a hot flush sweep through her.

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Work type: Novel
Author: James Oliver Curwood
Date: 1912 CE
Language: English
Genres: Adventure, Romance, Thriller, Western, Drama
Length: 105,347 words
Structure: 30 chapters, 1,916 paragraphs
Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)

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Genres

Adventure — The plot centers around survival and exploration in the wilderness, with a focus on action and excitement.
Romance — The narrative includes a significant romantic subplot that influences the characters' motivations and actions.
Thriller — The story contains elements of suspense and tension, with characters facing danger and uncertainty.
Western — The setting and themes reflect aspects of frontier life and the challenges of living in untamed environments.