Project Gutenberg 2006-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 73 Lincoln, Joseph Crosby 1870 1944 Lincoln, Joseph C. The Rise of Roscoe Paine Donald Lainson; David Widger Updated: 2023-01-08. "The Rise of Roscoe Paine" by Joseph C. Lincoln is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story introduces the protagonist, Roscoe Paine, an aimless and disillusioned man in his thirties, who has retreated to his hometown of Denboro after the disgrace of his father's criminal past. As he navigates his relationship with the quirky townspeople and grapples with his own lack of ambition, the arrival of wealthy newcomers presents a new set of challenges and reflects on social class dynamics. At the start of the novel, Roscoe engages in banter with his neighbor Lute Rogers and his domineering wife, Dorinda, showcasing the mundane but humorous life in Denboro. As Roscoe sets out for the village, he reflects on his self-imposed idleness and the judgment he faces for being a “loafer.” His encounter with a flashy automobile driven by wealthy vacationers adds to his sense of futility, and this feeling intensifies when he receives a letter from James Colton, a wealthy newcomer from New York, summoning him for a meeting. The opening chapters set the stage for Roscoe's internal conflict and societal pressures, hinting at the story's exploration of class, personal worth, and the complexities of ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Massachusetts -- Fiction Cape Cod (Mass.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 914094 914095 2024-10-02T06:19:32.297396 2023-10-02T06:00:39.560362 text/html text/html 974281 2023-01-08T05:58:00 text/html 435988 2024-10-02T06:19:43.651443 application/epub+zip 452731 2024-10-02T06:19:34.632406 application/epub+zip 452731 2024-10-02T06:19:33.296394 application/epub+zip 1196601 2024-10-02T06:19:50.517307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1150670 2024-10-02T06:19:42.762375 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600654 2022-09-02T07:43:17.656320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 769370 769398 2024-10-02T06:19:28.801451 2023-10-02T06:00:36.666333 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 769091 2023-01-08T06:01:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19671 2024-10-02T06:19:51.185309 application/rdf+xml 18284 2024-10-02T06:19:33.889408 image/jpeg 3070 2024-10-02T06:19:33.609398 image/jpeg 292089 2023-01-08T06:01:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 565786 2023-01-08T06:03:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 557872 2024-10-02T06:19:32.370418 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