Project Gutenberg 2005-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 103 Hough, Emerson 1857 1923 Heart's Desire The Story of a Contented Town, Certain Peculiar Citizens, and Two Fortunate Lovers A Novel Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Al Haines "Heart's Desire" by Emerson Hough is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against a backdrop of life in a small western town, the story centers around a man named Curly and newcomers from Kansas as they navigate romance and the unique challenges of their community. Hough weaves together themes of longing and contentment, illustrating the dream of finding happiness in a rugged frontier setting. The opening of the book introduces us to Curly, a seasoned cowboy, as he reflects on the vast landscape and the essence of Heart's Desire on Christmas Eve. Through his conversation with another character, we learn of the recent arrival of a family from Kansas, which includes a girl who captures Curly's attention. The town prepares for a unique Christmas dinner that promises a blend of unconventional elements, including canned oysters, which further entices Curly's pursuit of the girl. The beginning captures the mix of camaraderie, hope, and the onset of romantic intrigue as the townsfolk look forward to a holiday celebration that symbolizes their shared connection to a place they yearn to call home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories City and town life -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 558251 548968 2024-10-07T04:15:50.200189 2023-09-07T06:15:06.402093 text/html text/html 545103 2020-12-14T04:54:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 349876 2020-12-14T04:54:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 425325 2024-10-07T04:15:59.639218 application/epub+zip 430609 2024-10-07T04:15:52.627194 application/epub+zip 279198 2024-10-07T04:15:51.025188 application/epub+zip 641829 2024-10-07T04:16:05.063183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 609364 2024-10-07T04:15:58.734152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452861 2022-09-07T20:15:06.477360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511452 511441 2024-10-07T04:15:48.533205 2023-09-07T06:15:05.189111 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 511227 2020-12-14T04:54:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 197004 2020-12-14T04:54:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 511234 2020-12-14T04:54:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 196973 2020-12-14T04:54:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21579 2024-10-07T04:16:05.579115 application/rdf+xml 10960 2024-10-07T04:15:51.772181 image/jpeg 3003 2024-10-07T04:15:51.309218 image/jpeg 408314 2024-10-07T04:15:50.257203 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 en.wikipedia