Project Gutenberg 2006-09-26 Public domain in the USA. 87 Hough, Emerson 1857 1923 The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West Reading ease score: 93.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by Al Haines "The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West" by Emerson Hough is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story explores themes of loneliness, companionship, and the harsh realities of life in the American West, centered on the character Sim Gage, a solitary rancher living in a dilapidated cabin. The narrative hints at Sim's desire for connection, suggesting that the arrival of a woman could transform his desolate existence. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Sim Gage and his friend Wid Gardner in a squalid cabin that reflects their bachelor lifestyles. Gardner criticizes the unkempt state of Sim's home, prompting a contemplative discussion about the absence of women in their lives. Sim expresses a yearning for companionship, which sets the stage for the surprising twist when Gardner decides to place an ad seeking a wife for Sim, sparking a chain of events that will bring change to their isolated existence. This opening establishes not only Sim's character and his mundane routines but also hints at the larger themes of longing and transformation that will unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 484717 477337 2024-10-08T13:07:16.414220 2023-09-09T04:18:04.650481 text/html text/html 472829 2006-09-26T17:40:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 357133 2006-09-26T17:40:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 454844 2024-10-08T13:07:26.782109 application/epub+zip 461993 2024-10-08T13:07:20.111199 application/epub+zip 242216 2024-10-08T13:07:18.613120 application/epub+zip 674425 2024-10-08T13:07:31.626111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654701 2024-10-08T13:07:25.858147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401003 2022-09-09T09:11:55.085526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433481 433477 2024-10-08T13:07:14.615182 2023-09-09T04:18:03.248953 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 433397 2006-09-26T17:40:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 164947 2006-09-26T17:40:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 433388 2006-09-26T17:40:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164919 2006-09-26T17:40:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21221 2024-10-08T13:07:31.766006 application/rdf+xml 14851 2024-10-08T13:07:19.209079 image/jpeg 3464 2024-10-08T13:07:18.896089 image/jpeg 441883 2024-10-08T13:07:16.468062 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