Project Gutenberg 2006-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 74 Read, Opie Percival 1852 1939 Read, Opie P. The Starbucks Reading ease score: 91.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. E-text prepared by David Garcia, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Starbucks" by Opie Percival Read is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in a rural East Tennessee community characterized by its connection to nature and traditional values. At its center is Jasper Starbuck, a man with a rich past filled with loss and resilience, and his family, including his beautiful daughter Lou and his second wife, Margaret. The narrative explores themes of love, family, and the complexities of human relationships against the backdrop of a vibrant Southern setting. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the unique lifestyle of Jasper Starbuck and his family, as well as their interactions with visitors from the city, Mrs. Mayfield and her nephew Tom Elliott. Jasper is a humorous yet deeply reflective character whose past mingles with his present household management, creating a dynamic atmosphere of warmth and tension. As the Starbuck family navigates the arrival of these outsiders, the story hints at underlying conflicts involving local rivalries, romantic interests, and the struggle to maintain a sense of home and identity amid changing circumstances. Overall, the beginning establishes a rich narrative that promises both humor and depth as it unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 380103 379945 2024-10-08T10:50:33.063183 2023-09-08T11:52:06.977877 text/html text/html 387900 2006-08-03T15:30:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1408627 2021-01-01T12:46:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1692732 2024-10-08T10:50:42.418666 application/epub+zip 1694193 2024-10-08T10:50:35.699675 application/epub+zip 224285 2024-10-08T10:50:34.079676 application/epub+zip 1856718 2024-10-08T10:50:47.495636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1815520 2024-10-08T10:50:41.132688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315629 2022-09-09T06:57:26.099726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335687 335603 2024-10-08T10:50:31.629233 2023-09-08T11:52:05.787894 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 335440 2021-01-01T12:46:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129495 2021-01-01T12:46:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19285 2024-10-08T10:50:47.630617 application/rdf+xml 11046 2024-10-08T10:50:34.733696 image/jpeg 3241 2024-10-08T10:50:34.450693 image/jpeg 1473286 2024-10-08T10:50:33.123213 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