The aging frontiersman Natty Bumppo clashes with encroaching settlement on the New York frontier. The first-written of Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales.
Books mentioned in The Pioneers (13)
Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare: “It is noised, he hath a mass of treasure." --Timon of Athens.”
Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare: ““Watch (aside). Some treason, masters-- Yet stand close.” --Much Ado About Nothing.”
Gertrude of Wyoming by Thomas Campbell: “And I could weep"-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- "But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son." --Gertrude of Wyoming.”
Pericles, Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare: “Help, masters, help; here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor Man's right in the law." --Pericles of Tyre.”
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare: “The court awards it, and the law doth give it." --Merchant of Venice.”
King Lear by William Shakespeare: ““Fetch here the stocks, ho! You stubborn ancient knave, you reverend bragget, We'll teach you.” --Lear.”
Marmion by Walter Scott: “And dar'st thou then To beard the lion in his den, The Douglas in his hall." --Marmion.”
Hudibras by Samuel Butler: “And to avoid the foe's pursuit, With spurring put their cattle to't; And till all four were out of wind, And danger too, neer looked behind." --Hudibras.”
The Lay of the Last Minstrel by Walter Scott: “Love rules the court, the camp, the grove." --Lay of the Last Minstrel.”
The Lord of the Isles by Walter Scott: “With that armada gay Be laughter loud, and jocund shout-- But with that skill Abides the minstrel tale." --Lord of the Isles.”
The Heliogabaliad: “Now all admire, in each high-flavored dish The capabilities of flesh--fowl--fish; In order due each guest assumes his station, Throbs high his breast with fond anticipation, And prelibates the joys of mastication." --Heliogabaliad.”
The American Spelling Book by Noah Webster: “furnished with a “New Testament” and a “Webster's Spelling Book,” and sent to school.”
The Indian Student by Philip Freneau: ““From Sesquehanna's utmost springs, Where savage tribes pursue their game, His blanket tied with yellow strings, The shepherd of the forest came.”--Freneau.”