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"The Red Man's Revenge: A Tale of The Red River Flood"는 젊은 독자들을 대상으로 한 모험 이야기로 유명한 19세기 스코틀랜드 작가 R. M. Ballantyne이 쓴 소설로 1872년에 처음 출판되었다.
Ballantyne의 많은 작품과 마찬가지로 이 소설은 모험, 생존, 문화적 충돌, 역경에 직면한 인간 정신의 회복력이라는 주제를 탐구한다. 캐나다 황무지, 초기 정착민들이 직면한 어려움, 위기의 시기에 서로 다른 공동체 간의 상호 작용을 생생하게 묘사하고 있다.


"The Red Man's Revenge: A Tale of The Red River Flood" is a novel first published in 1872 by R. M. Ballantyne, a 19th-century Scottish writer known for adventure stories aimed at young readers.
Like many of Ballantyne's works, this novel explores themes of adventure, survival, cultural clashes, and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. It vividly depicts the Canadian wilderness, the challenges early settlers faced, and the interactions between different communities in times of crisis.

요약
이 이야기는 심각한 홍수 기간 동안 캐나다 레드 리버 지역을 배경으로 하며, 이 지역에 상당한 피해와 혼란을 초래한 1852년의 실제 레드 리버 홍수에서 영감을 받은 것으로 보인다.
줄거리는 홍강 홍수의 극적인 사건에 휘말린 주인공을 중심으로 전개된다. 자연재해 속에서 '붉은 인간'으로 불리는 그 지역의 원주민과 유럽 정착민 사이의 갈등과 긴장이 배경이다.

Summary
The story is set in the Red River region of Canada during a period of severe flooding, and was likely inspired by the real-life Red River Flood of 1852 that caused considerable damage and chaos to the region.
The plot revolves around the main character caught up in the dramatic events of the Red River Flood. The background is the conflict and tension between the natives of the region called 'red men' and European settlers in the midst of a natural disaster.

Contents

Chapter I. Opens the Ball.
Chapter II. Conflicting Elements and a Catastrophe.
Chapter III. The Pursuit begins.
Chapter IV. A Discovery?The Chase Continued on Foot.
Chapter V. Tony becomes a Redskin, and the Pursuers change their Game.
Chapter VI. Describes a Great Hunt.
Chapter VII. Some of the Shadows of a Buffalo-Hunter’s Life.
Chapter VIII. The Chase Continued, and Brought to a Fiery Termination.
Chapter IX. Meteorological Changes and Consequences, and a Grand Opportunity Misimproved.
Chapter X. Fate of the Buffalo-Hunters.
Chapter XI. To the Rescue.
Chapter XII. Victory!
Chapter XIII. A Cunning Device ends in Failure Followed by Destruction.
Chapter XIV. The Flood begins to do its Work.
Chapter XV. The Flood continues to do its Work.
Chapter XVI. Winklemann and Old Liz get into Trouble.
Chapter XVII. The Waves still rise, and Miss Trim comes to Grief.
Chapter XVIII. Old Ravenshaw goes Exploring and Rescuing.
Chapter XIX. The Red Man receives a Visitor, cogitates deeply, and acts with Decision.
Chapter XX. A Terrible Disaster and a Joyful Meeting.
Chapter XXI. Return of the Lost One.
Chapter XXII. The “Impossible” Accomplished.
Chapter XXIII. Found and Saved.
Chapter XXIV. A Surprising Discovery?And More.
Chapter XXV. Brings Things to a Point.
Chapter XXVI. The Last.