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In America, English Donella survives the Indian attack that kills her widowed father by hiding in a rowboat under her father’s green cloak.. She’s taken in by a Dutch family who rescues her, returning with them to Holland. Here she briefly meets an English cavalier who tries to speak to her. Hans, however, drags her away.. The family emigrates to Formosa., taking her with them. Here, their son, Hans, who she doesn’t like at all, tricks her into marrying him.
Before the marriage can be consummated, Chinese pirates attack the island. She‘s rescued from both Hans and the pirates by the cavalier, now dressed as a common seaman and his American Indian friend, also a seaman. Further adventures include her falling in love with the cavalier/seaman as they trek through Formosa. But her troubles are far from over. Donella, though, is a survivor, unlike Hans.
In America, English Donella survives the Indian attack that kills her widowed father by hiding in a rowboat under her father’s green cloak.. She’s taken in by a Dutch family who rescues her, returning with them to Holland. Here she briefly meets an English cavalier who tries to speak to her. Hans, however, drags her away.. The family emigrates to Formosa., taking her with them. Here, their son, Hans, who she doesn’t like at all, tricks her into marrying him.
Before the marriage can be consummated, Chinese pirates attack the island. She‘s rescued from both Hans and the pirates by the cavalier, now dressed as a common seaman and his American Indian friend, also a seaman. Further adventures include her falling in love with the cavalier/seaman as they trek through Formosa. But her troubles are far from over. Donella, though, is a survivor, unlike Hans.