Project Gutenberg 2008-12-08 Public domain in the USA. 133 Hergesheimer, Joseph 1880 1954 26007530 Mountain Blood: A Novel Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Mountain Blood: A Novel" by Joseph Hergesheimer is a fictional work written in the early 20th century. The narrative focuses on Gordon Makimmon, a stage driver living in the isolated community of Greenstream, as he grapples with personal struggles and the changing dynamics in his life, particularly in relation to his wealthy neighbors and the alluring, yet complex, figure of Lettice Hollidew. Themes of poverty, power, and the harsh realities of life unfold against a backdrop of rugged mountain scenery and a close-knit, often judgmental community. The opening of the novel introduces us to the quiet town of Stenton, where Gordon Makimmon is preparing to drive a stagecoach to Greenstream. We learn about the passengers he transports, including the confident Buckley Simmons and the reserved Lettice Hollidew, each embodying different social standing within their community. As they journey over the landscape, tensions arise, especially surrounding the dynamics between Gordon and Buckley, suggesting an underlying conflict driven by class and social expectations. Gordon's protective instincts emerge towards Lettice, hinting at both a burgeoning awareness of her womanhood and a sense of looming personal conflict tied to their familial and societal roles. As their paths intertwine, the atmosphere grows charged with unspoken emotions and the potential for turmoil amid the beauty of their surroundings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Virginia -- Fiction Mountain life -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 461961 461984 2024-09-11T13:18:59.303484 2023-09-12T07:04:46.232219 text/html text/html 478312 2021-01-04T11:48:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 180253 2021-01-04T11:48:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 235861 2024-09-11T13:19:06.387433 application/epub+zip 245320 2024-09-11T13:19:00.870458 application/epub+zip 241220 2024-09-11T13:18:59.932456 application/epub+zip 458045 2024-09-11T13:19:11.124389 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409968 2024-09-11T13:19:05.730424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406748 2022-09-12T14:42:53.037232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426804 426720 2024-09-11T13:18:58.518485 2023-09-12T07:04:45.485152 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 426666 2021-01-04T11:48:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 167069 2021-01-04T11:48:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 426657 2021-01-04T11:48:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 167030 2021-01-04T11:48:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20686 2024-09-11T13:19:11.261387 application/rdf+xml 14597 2024-09-11T13:19:00.300465 image/jpeg 4014 2024-09-11T13:19:00.112445 image/jpeg 235263 2024-09-11T13:18:59.346438 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