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 Project Gutenberg 2005-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 251 Bailey, Temple 1869 1953 Bailey, Irene Temple Chambers, C. E. The Gay Cockade The gay cockade -- The hidden land -- White birches -- The emperor's ghost -- The red candle -- Returned goods -- Burned toast -- Petronella -- The canopy bed -- Sandwich Jane -- Lady Crusoe -- A rebellious grandmother -- Wait--for Prince Charming -- Beggars on horseback. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Laura Wisewell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Gay Cockade" by Temple Bailey is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Jimmie Harding, a spirited and youthful character who works within a dull government office but aspires to become a playwright. Through Jimmie's romance with Elise, we explore themes of ambition, the impact of relationships on personal growth, and the cost of success as he seeks to express his creativity amidst the constraints of a conventional life. At the start of the narrative, Jimmie's exuberance revitalizes his weary colleagues who are entrenched in monotony. His creative ambitions are supported by Elise, who pushes him toward success and a new life at his inherited Virginia home, but there are hints of conflict as Jimmie's artistic spirit begins to clash with the practicalities of his new domestic life. As Jimmie writes, it becomes evident that Elise's strong personality may overshadow Jimmie's individuality, leading to a tension between his emerging success and the sacrifices he makes for it. The beginning sets a poignant tone of aspiration along with the bittersweet exploration of how love and ambition intertwine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 514687 514697 2024-09-07T09:31:19.180338 2023-09-07T10:57:21.490182 text/html text/html 521070 2020-12-12T07:44:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 313679 2020-12-12T07:44:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 368492 2024-09-07T09:31:27.607317 application/epub+zip 375174 2024-09-07T09:31:20.787324 application/epub+zip 246963 2024-09-07T09:31:19.827315 application/epub+zip 577466 2024-09-07T09:31:32.811247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 558166 2024-09-07T09:31:26.888287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423568 2022-09-08T05:21:48.040990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490905 490803 2024-09-07T09:31:17.530350 2023-09-07T10:57:19.902174 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 490798 2020-12-12T07:44:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 185539 2020-12-12T07:44:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 490791 2020-12-12T07:44:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 185500 2020-12-12T07:44:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20416 2024-09-07T09:31:32.966257 application/rdf+xml 11833 2024-09-07T09:31:20.199314 image/jpeg 3181 2024-09-07T09:31:20.012336 image/jpeg 358993 2024-09-07T09:31:19.235348 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia