Project Gutenberg 2007-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 275 Spinners' Club 07032566 The Spinners' Book of Fiction Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Concha Argüello, Sister Dominica, by Gertrude Atherton -- The Ford of Crèvecœur, by Mary Austin -- A Californian, by Geraldine Bonner -- Gideon's Knock, by Mary Halleck Foote -- A Yellow Man and a White, by Eleanor Gates -- The Judgment of Man, by James Hopper -- The League of the Old Men, by Jack London -- Down the Flume with the Sneath Piano, by Bailey Millard -- The Contumacy of Sarah L. Walker, by Miriam Michelson -- Breaking Through, by W. C. Morrow -- A Lost Story, by Frank Norris -- Hantu, by Henry Milner Rideout -- Miss. Juno, by Charles Warren Stoddard -- A Little Savage Gentleman, by Isobel Strong -- Love and Advertising, by Richard Walton Tully -- The Tewana, by Herman Whitaker. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Spinners' Book of Fiction" by the Spinners' Club is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. This anthology brings together works by various prominent authors, such as Jack London and Gertrude Atherton, showcasing their unique narratives that likely reflect the themes and social issues of the period. The stories appear to explore diverse experiences and characters against the backdrop of California's rich cultural landscape, with an emphasis on both personal and historical elements. The opening of the work introduces a dedicatory poem by George Sterling and outlines the fund-raising purpose of the anthology, aimed at assisting the poet Ina D. Coolbrith following the devastating earthquake in San Francisco. The first story, "Concha Argüello, Sister Dominica" by Gertrude Atherton, features Sister Teresa, a novice nun reflecting on the influence of the radiant Sister Dominica, whose beauty and saintly life stir feelings of admiration and yearning within Teresa. Amid grief and deep introspection, Teresa grapples with her love for the beautiful nun and the life she has chosen, setting the stage for a blend of spiritual conflict and romantic longing that defines the story's tone. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories American fiction -- 20th century American fiction -- California PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 556629 556480 2025-02-08T13:53:17.528432 2023-09-09T07:44:01.628081 text/html text/html 558843 2007-01-11T15:49:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1089970 2007-01-11T15:49:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1018834 2025-02-08T13:53:28.031415 application/epub+zip 1025985 2025-02-08T13:53:21.067433 application/epub+zip 290772 2025-02-08T13:53:19.594443 application/epub+zip 1256408 2025-02-08T13:53:33.304372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1235629 2025-02-08T13:53:27.104381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473688 2022-09-09T14:06:22.424969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526227 526144 2025-02-08T13:53:16.387450 2023-09-09T07:44:00.572074 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 525946 2007-01-11T15:49:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 210875 2007-01-11T15:49:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 525952 2007-01-11T15:49:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 210772 2007-01-11T15:49:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22388 2025-02-08T13:53:33.451346 application/rdf+xml 14372 2025-02-08T13:53:20.205420 image/jpeg 3598 2025-02-08T13:53:19.882425 image/jpeg 1174373 2025-02-08T13:53:17.619435 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