Le Dernier Des Mohicans: Le Roman De Bas-De-Cuir
1826
Le Dernier Des Mohicans: Le Roman De Bas-De-Cuir
1826
Translated by A.-J.-B. (Auguste-Jean-Baptiste) Defauconpret
Le Dernier Des Mohicans, published in 1826 by James Fenimore Cooper, is a historical novel set during the French and Indian War. The story follows the adventures of Hawkeye, a frontiersman, and his Mohican allies, Chingachgook and Uncas, as they attempt to rescue two sisters taken hostage amidst the conflict. This work is notable for its vivid portrayal of the clash between European settlers and Native Americans, exploring themes of loyalty, bravery, and the tragic displacement of Native cultures.
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“History, like love, is so apt to surround her heroes with an atmosphere of imaginary brightness.””
— James Fenimore Cooper
“Every trail has its end, and every calamity brings its lesson!””
— James Fenimore Cooper
“Is it justice to make evil, and then punish for it?””
— James Fenimore Cooper
“I've heard it said that there are men who read in books to convince themselves there is a God. I know not but man may so deform his works in the settlements, as to leave that which is so clear in the wilderness a matter of doubt among traders and priests.””
— James Fenimore Cooper
“Chingachgook grasped the hand that, in the warmth of feeling, the scout had stretched across the fresh earth, and in that attitude of friendship these intrepid woodsmen bowed their heads together, while scalding tears fell to their feet, watering the grave of Uncas like drops of falling rain.””
— James Fenimore Cooper
“Your young white, who gathers his learning from books and can measure what he knows by the page, may conceit that his knowledge, like his legs, outruns that of his fathers’, but, where experience is the master, the scholar is made to know the value of years, and respects them accordingly.””
— James Fenimore Cooper
“No! You stay alive! Submit, do you hear? You're strong, you survive. You stay alive, no matter what occurs! I will find you. No matter how long it takes, no matter how far, I will find you . . . (Hawkeye / The Last of the Mohicans) 97””
— James Fenimore Cooper
“My day has been too long. In the morning I saw the sons of the Unamis happy and strong; and yet, before the sun has come, have I lived to see the last warrior of the wise race of the Mohicans.””
— James Fenimore Cooper
“The novice in the military art flew from point to point, retarding his own preparations by the excess of his violent and somewhat distempered zeal; while the more practiced veteran made his arrangements with a deliberation that scorned every appearance of haste””
— James Fenimore Cooper
