Project Gutenberg 2007-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 66 Catherwood, Mary Hartwell 1847 1902 The Cursed Patois From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899 Produced by David Widger "The Cursed Patois" by Mary Hartwell Catherwood is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a picturesque camp setting in Michigan, where themes of love, cultural intersection, and human kindness come to the forefront. It captures the essence of life at the lake, weaving a narrative that highlights the experiences of its characters, specifically the dynamics between men and women alongside their struggles and relationships. The plot centers around Frank Brown and his partner, Frank Puttany, who have established a camp on Brevoort Lake. Their peaceful existence is disrupted when they take in Françoise La France, a widow, and her young son, Gougou, after her husband’s untimely death. As the two men navigate the complexities of their household with the new guests, a bond forms between Brown and Françoise, illustrated through shared meals, camp life, and the responsibilities that arise. The story reaches a climax when Françoise's husband's brother attempts to take her away, leading Brown to propose marriage to her as a solution. Throughout, Catherwood explores themes of compassion, the simplicity of rural life, and the social intricacies surrounding love and family in a diversified cultural backdrop. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Mackinac Island (Mich. : Island) -- Fiction Michigan -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 57128 57137 2024-09-10T07:02:38.556211 2023-09-10T10:18:29.629038 text/html text/html 54282 2021-02-24T22:20:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 20457 2021-02-24T22:21:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 70062 2024-09-10T07:02:41.666206 application/epub+zip 69005 2024-09-10T07:02:39.726216 application/epub+zip 69005 2024-09-10T07:02:38.990223 application/epub+zip 156260 2024-09-10T07:02:43.142206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149656 2024-09-10T07:02:41.188216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165504 2022-09-11T04:39:02.163508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46582 2024-09-10T07:02:38.338234 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46929 2018-03-08T07:35:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18967 2018-03-18T15:00:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 46457 2007-10-30T08:10:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 18881 2007-10-30T08:10:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 46448 2007-10-30T08:10:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18859 2007-10-30T08:10:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21947 2024-09-10T07:02:43.273191 application/rdf+xml 13095 2024-09-10T07:02:39.323227 image/jpeg 3437 2024-09-10T07:02:39.155214 image/jpeg 69603 2024-09-10T07:02:38.562218 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