Project Gutenberg 2007-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 40 Stanwood, Avis A. Burnham Fostina Woodman, the Wonderful Adventurer Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/Americal Libraries. See http://www.archive.org/details/fostinawoodman00burnrich Transcriber's Note: Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. Dialect spellings, contractions and discrepancies have been retained. The Table of Contents was not contained in the book and has been created for the convenience of the reader. Reading ease score: 62.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "Fostina Woodman, the Wonderful Adventurer" by "Avis A. Burnham Stanwood" is a novel written during the mid-19th century. The book follows the life of Fostina Woodman, a young woman who experiences a series of tragic events, including the loss of her family to illness and the betrayal of her cousin, Rineldo Aubrey. The novel explores themes of love, endurance, and the quest for happiness against overwhelming odds. The story begins with Fostina living a peaceful life in the beautiful Mountain Glen, surrounded by her loving family. However, her idyllic existence is shattered when disease strikes, claiming her loved ones and leaving her vulnerable. As Fostina navigates through her grief, she faces the unwanted advances of her cousin Rineldo, who seeks to gain her affection despite her heart belonging to Lewis Mortimer, a suitor who departs for California in search of fortune. After a series of misunderstandings and treacheries, including false news of Lewis's death, Fostina embarks on a daring escape from Rineldo's clutches, culminating in a dramatic reunion with Lewis. The narrative weaves elements of romance and adventure, showcasing Fostina's resilience in the pursuit of love and freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en California -- Gold discoveries -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction 110138 109154 2024-10-10T07:17:58.079421 2023-09-10T10:04:42.898160 text/html text/html 106032 2007-10-27T15:25:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 444070 2021-01-03T02:54:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 614576 2024-10-10T07:18:05.086408 application/epub+zip 615310 2024-10-10T07:18:02.007429 application/epub+zip 92273 2024-10-10T07:18:00.618401 application/epub+zip 783740 2024-10-10T07:18:07.317571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 772167 2024-10-10T07:18:04.175386 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254251 2022-09-11T04:23:06.431442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 96843 96633 2024-10-10T07:17:57.656419 2023-09-10T10:04:42.459176 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 96481 2021-01-03T02:54:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33602 2021-01-03T02:54:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19696 2024-10-10T07:18:07.443368 application/rdf+xml 18420 2024-10-10T07:18:01.174414 image/jpeg 4023 2024-10-10T07:18:00.896397 image/jpeg 537861 2024-10-10T07:17:58.105478 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