Project Gutenberg 2004-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 105 Lincoln, Joseph Crosby 1870 1944 Lincoln, Joseph C. Shavings: A Novel Produced by Donald Lainson. HTML version by Ronald Holder, Rick Niles "Shavings: A Novel" by Joseph C. Lincoln is a fictional work likely written during the early 20th century. The story is set in the fictional town of Orham and revolves around the life of Gabriel Bearse, a cheerful local busybody, who thrives on gossip and news about his neighbors. Mr. Bearse's interactions with other characters, including Jed Winslow, the town's quirky windmill maker, and Captain Sam Hunniwell, reveal the intricacies of small-town dynamics amid the backdrop of World War I, as they navigate personal, political, and community relationships. The opening of the novel introduces us to Mr. Bearse, who is unusually happy as he heads to the post office with a juicy piece of gossip about Captain Sam's recent appointment to the Exemption Board—a position of significant local interest due to the ongoing war. Along the way, he stops at Winslow’s windmill shop, where he attempts to extract more information about the Captain's news while bantering with the eccentric windmill maker, Jed. This lively exchange sets the tone for the novel, highlighting the humor and unique character interactions that characterize small-town life, as well as the underlying tensions brought about by the draft and the war. The blend of comedic dialogue and community intrigue invites readers to delve further into the lives of the residents of Orham. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/2452/2452-h/shavings_files/title.gif en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Massachusetts -- Fiction Toymakers -- Fiction Thieves -- Fiction Cape Cod (Mass.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 738518 737421 2024-09-01T13:19:44.159984 2023-10-02T03:39:35.742082 text/html text/html 738433 2021-01-01T00:07:34 text/html; charset=us-ascii 543957 2021-01-01T00:07:34 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 536367 2024-09-01T13:19:52.553932 application/epub+zip 549860 2024-09-01T13:19:45.189988 application/epub+zip 285693 2024-09-01T13:19:44.544006 application/epub+zip 788327 2024-09-01T13:19:58.326901 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457936 2024-09-01T13:19:51.928943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437491 2022-09-02T04:10:51.125188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 651384 651332 2024-09-01T13:19:42.026983 2023-10-02T03:39:33.710069 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 651218 2021-01-01T00:07:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 242636 2021-01-01T00:07:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19401 2024-09-01T13:19:58.476902 application/rdf+xml 10331 2024-09-01T13:19:44.640980 image/jpeg 2516 2024-09-01T13:19:44.592971 image/jpeg 544288 2024-09-01T13:19:44.240980 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