영어로 읽는 고전 _ 제임스 올리버 커우드의 플럼 선장의 용기
제임스 올리버 커우드의 "플럼 선장의 용기"는 20세기 초에 쓰인 소설입니다. 이 이야기는 젊고 다소 무모한 선원인 나다니엘 플럼 선장이 비버 섬의 모르몬 공동체와 맞서 모험을 떠나는 이야기를 중심으로 전개됩니다. 모르몬 공동체는 강력한 지도자 제임스 스트랭이 이끕니다. 이 이야기는 플럼이 금, 무기, 섬 주민들의 신비한 삶을 둘러싼 음모의 그물에 얽히면서 용기, 충성심, 도덕적 딜레마라는 주제를 탐구합니다. 소설의 시작 부분에서 우리는 플럼 선장을 만나 미시간 호숫가에 누워서 자신을 괴롭히는 편지를 숙고합니다. 그의 고독한 순간은 플럼의 의도와 슬루프에 실린 화물에 대해 많은 것을 알고 있는 듯한 수수께끼 같은 노인 오바디아 프라이스가 다가오면서 방해를 받습니다. 거기에서 일련의 사건이 전개되어 플럼을 모르몬의 거점 심장부로 인도하며, 위험, 예상치 못한 동맹, 라일락 향이 나는 흥미로운 여성의 매력으로 가득 찬 복잡한 세계를 보여줍니다. 오프닝은 유머, 서스펜스, 생생한 캐릭터 묘사가 혼합되어 앞으로 플럼의 도전적인 여정을 위한 무대를 마련합니다.

The Courage of Captain Plum by James Oliver Curwood
"The Courage of Captain Plum" by James Oliver Curwood is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around Captain Nathaniel Plum, a young and somewhat reckless sailor, as he embarks on an adventure that pits him against the Mormon community on Beaver Island, led by the formidable leader James Strang. The narrative explores themes of courage, loyalty, and moral dilemmas as Plum gets entangled in a web of intrigue involving gold, weapons, and the mysterious lives of the island's inhabitants. At the start of the novel, we meet Captain Plum as he lounges on the shores of Lake Michigan, contemplating a letter that troubles him. His solitary moment is interrupted when he is approached by an enigmatic old man, Obadiah Price, who seems to know much about Plum’s intentions and the cargo he possesses aboard his sloop. From there, a series of events unfolds that leads Plum into the heart of the Mormon stronghold, revealing a complex world filled with danger, unexpected alliances, and the allure of an intriguing woman marked by the scent of lilacs. The opening introduces a mix of humor, suspense, and vivid characterization, setting the stage for Plum's challenging journey ahead.

Summary
On an afternoon in the early summer of 1856 Captain Nathaniel Plum, master and owner of the sloop Typhoon was engaged in nothing more important than the smoking of an enormous pipe. Clouds of strongly odored smoke, tinted with the lights of the setting sun, had risen above his head in unremitting volumes for the last half hour. There was infinite contentment in his face, notwithstanding the fact that he had been meditating on a subject that was not altogether pleasant. But Captain Plum was, in a way, a philosopher, though one would not have guessed this fact from his appearance. He was, in the first place, a young man, not more than eight or nine and twenty, and his strong, rather thin face, tanned by exposure to the sea, was just now lighted up by eyes that shone with an unbounded good humor which any instant might take the form of laughter.

Contents
CHAPTER I. THE TWO OATHS
CHAPTER II. THE SEVEN WIVES
CHAPTER III. THE WARNING
CHAPTER IV. THE WHIPPING
CHAPTER V. THE MYSTERY
CHAPTER VI. MARION
CHAPTER VII. THE HOUR OF VENGEANCE
CHAPTER VIII. THE SIX CASTLE CHAMBERS
CHAPTER IX. THE HAND OF FATE
CHAPTER X. WINNSOME'S VERDICT OF DEATH
CHAPTER XI. "THE STRAIGHT DEATH"
CHAPTER XII. MARION FREED FROM BONDAGE