Project Gutenberg 2009-08-15 Public domain in the USA. 99 Ellis, Edward Sylvester 1840 1916 Jayne, R. H. Ellis, E. S. (Edward Sylvester) Ellis, Edward S. (Edward Sylvester) Randolph, Geoffrey Hawthorne, R. M. LaSalle, Charles E. Adams, J. F. C. (James Fenimore Cooper) Adams, James Fenimore Cooper Adams, Capt. "Bruin" Muller, Billex Robins, Seelin Belknap, Boynton H. Belknap, B. H. (Boynton H.) Rodman, Emerson Hunter, Ned Lasalle, Chas. E. Emerson, Edwin A Waif of the Mountains Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Waif of the Mountains" by Edward Sylvester Ellis is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in a rugged mining camp called New Constantinople during a harsh blizzard, and follows the struggles and camaraderie of a group of miners. The introduction hint at the arrival of a small girl named Nellie, whose presence soon transforms the rough group of men into more caring and considerate individuals. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the miners of New Constantinople, who gather at the local saloon to discuss important town business—naming their settlement—during a blizzard. As tensions rise with their humorous and argumentative discussions about potential names, the opening sets a light-hearted and comedic tone. The arrival of Maurice Dawson and his young daughter, Nellie, brings a dramatic turn to the atmosphere, as Dawson recounts the tragic loss of his wife in the blizzard while he miraculously saved his daughter. In this opening section, readers witness the miners' rough edges soften and their humanity begin to shine as they rally around the father-daughter duo, setting the stage for a heartwarming story of community, loss, and friendship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Miners -- Juvenile fiction Students -- Juvenile fiction Missing children -- Juvenile fiction Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction Motherless families -- Juvenile fiction West (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 470424 470447 2024-09-12T15:27:50.215168 2023-09-13T07:28:28.092152 text/html text/html 490228 2009-08-15T08:30:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 496023 2009-08-15T08:32:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 565507 2024-09-12T15:27:58.379179 application/epub+zip 575222 2024-09-12T15:27:52.010263 application/epub+zip 239624 2024-09-12T15:27:50.956278 application/epub+zip 770843 2024-09-12T15:28:03.326123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 754358 2024-09-12T15:27:57.629187 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419893 2022-09-13T16:39:18.320497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416979 416896 2024-09-12T15:27:48.829214 2023-09-13T07:28:26.928136 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 416770 2009-08-15T08:30:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 157033 2009-08-15T08:32:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 416808 2009-08-15T08:32:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156999 2009-08-15T08:32:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22542 2024-09-12T15:28:03.698086 application/rdf+xml 11720 2024-09-12T15:27:51.326231 image/jpeg 3095 2024-09-12T15:27:51.137169 image/jpeg 551803 2024-09-12T15:27:50.268238 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