Project Gutenberg 2008-06-19 Public domain in the USA. 82 Burt, Katharine Newlin 1882 1977 Newlin, Katharine The Branding Iron Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Branding Iron" by Katharine Newlin Burt is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of a rugged frontier, the story follows the life of Joan Carver, whose experiences reveal the struggles of womanhood and love in a harsh environment. The novel begins with Joan reflecting on her past as she reads by the fire, suggesting themes of isolation and the quest for identity. The opening of the book sets a stark and atmospheric scene, highlighting the intense, fearsome silence of a snowy wilderness. Joan lies in the warmth of her cabin, engaged in reading about tragic love, which resonates with her own life. The narrative introduces her complex relationship with Pierre, her husband, and contrasts her past of bleak poverty with her current life, pointing to themes of choice, love, and violence that will unfold as the story progresses. As her father's oppressive influence and Pierre's possessive nature loom over her, Joan's longing for freedom and self-definition becomes palpable, hinting at the tumultuous emotional journey ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 427840 427801 2024-10-11T07:21:03.736333 2023-09-11T10:11:34.330498 text/html text/html 446069 2021-01-03T18:42:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 160946 2021-01-03T18:42:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 235109 2024-10-11T07:21:11.970286 application/epub+zip 242685 2024-10-11T07:21:06.048337 application/epub+zip 239202 2024-10-11T07:21:04.640310 application/epub+zip 438314 2024-10-11T07:21:16.683250 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393678 2024-10-11T07:21:11.002300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367385 2022-09-12T06:24:03.394988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372647 372563 2024-10-11T07:21:02.738341 2023-09-11T10:11:33.375485 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 372422 2021-01-03T18:42:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 144008 2021-01-03T18:42:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 372438 2021-01-03T18:42:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 143954 2021-01-03T18:42:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20767 2024-10-11T07:21:16.827268 application/rdf+xml 12853 2024-10-11T07:21:05.219297 image/jpeg 3341 2024-10-11T07:21:04.924309 image/jpeg 227035 2024-10-11T07:21:03.777329 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