Project Gutenberg 2004-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 42 Smith, F. Berkeley (Frank Berkeley) 1869 1931 Smith, Frank Berkeley The Lady of Big Shanty Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Daniel Watkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Lady of Big Shanty" by F. Berkeley Smith is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story delves into the themes of human resilience against nature, framed within the backdrop of the Adirondack wilderness. It introduces William Holcomb, a young man from a primitive settlement, who navigates the complexities of human relationships when brought into contact with the wealthier class during a luncheon at The Players. The opening of the novel depicts a lively luncheon scene filled with an array of characters from different professions. William Holcomb is introduced as he arrives late due to a train delay, making a notable impression on his more affluent companions. Their curiosity about him grows as he reminisces about a prior incident in which he saved another man's life in the woods. The conversation then shifts to the mysterious figure of Bob Dinsmore, a fugitive, hinting at Holcomb's deeper connections to the wilderness and the drama that unfolds within it. This snippet captures the dynamics between the rustic and the refined, setting the stage for the unfolding narrative woven around nature's powerful influence and human action. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 371422 371298 2024-10-06T05:44:55.099630 2023-10-06T07:26:36.943290 text/html text/html 371415 371291 2024-10-06T05:44:55.371616 2023-10-06T07:26:37.128276 text/html text/html 210597 2024-10-06T05:45:03.203559 application/epub+zip 215202 2024-10-06T05:44:58.194620 application/epub+zip 210967 2024-10-06T05:44:56.980598 application/epub+zip 388329 2024-10-06T05:45:07.125550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357943 2024-10-06T05:45:02.463591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317079 2022-09-06T23:38:35.070591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330919 330846 2024-10-06T05:44:54.694639 2023-10-06T07:26:36.664259 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 330723 2020-12-15T08:44:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129290 2020-12-15T08:44:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18432 2024-10-06T05:45:07.251532 application/rdf+xml 12941 2024-10-06T05:44:57.528580 image/jpeg 3575 2024-10-06T05:44:57.250588 image/jpeg 207328 2024-10-06T05:44:55.403775 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog