Project Gutenberg 2007-05-15 Public domain in the USA. 123 Greene, Sarah Pratt McLean 1856 1935 McLean, Sarah Pratt 01000888 Vesty of the Basins Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Al Haines "Vesty of the Basins" by Sarah Pratt McLean Greene is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in a small, coastal community and revolves around Vesty Kirtland, a young woman who plays a significant role in her community, dealing with themes of love, social class, and personal duty. The narrative captures the dynamics between the residents of the Basin and their attempts to navigate life in the face of external social pressures. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the quaint yet challenging life of the Basin's inhabitants on a Sunday afternoon. Vesty has an important social meeting to attend, during which the local people gather for worship, conversations, and camaraderie despite their humble circumstances. Through lively dialogues and introspective monologues, the narrator reflects on the characters, the weather, and the close-knit nature of the community, particularly highlighting Vesty's modesty and strength. As the story unfolds, it teases the interplay of a love interest with Notely Garrison, hinting at the complexities of their relationship amid societal expectations and personal desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Maine -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 429705 421848 2024-10-09T10:26:42.209414 2023-09-09T11:52:48.002012 text/html text/html 417138 2007-05-15T06:55:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 306144 2007-05-15T06:55:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 328449 2024-10-09T10:26:49.019391 application/epub+zip 335906 2024-10-09T10:26:43.317389 application/epub+zip 228659 2024-10-09T10:26:42.787477 application/epub+zip 456810 2024-10-09T10:26:53.115402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440043 2024-10-09T10:26:48.433361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334606 2022-09-10T07:27:25.699874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373154 373150 2024-10-09T10:26:40.604404 2023-09-09T11:52:46.668011 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 373006 2007-05-15T06:55:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 149324 2007-05-15T06:55:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 372997 2007-05-15T06:55:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149298 2007-05-15T06:55:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20828 2024-10-09T10:26:53.252377 application/rdf+xml 21767 2024-10-09T10:26:42.882397 image/jpeg 3237 2024-10-09T10:26:42.834451 image/jpeg 308338 2024-10-09T10:26:42.291416 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