Project Gutenberg 2011-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 80 Thompson, Maurice 1844 1901 Thompson, James Maurice Thompson, J. Maurice (James Maurice) 08019965 Hoosier Mosaics Was she a boy? -- Trout's luck -- Big medicine -- The Venus of Balhinch -- The legend of Potato Creek -- Stealing a conductor -- Hoiden -- The pedagogue -- An idyl of the rod. Produced by David Edwards, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Hoosier Mosaics" by Maurice Thompson is a collection of narratives and sketches written in the late 19th century. This work presents a vivid portrayal of life in Indiana, interweaving local color, characters, and cultural reflections of the time. The opening chapters suggest themes of mystery, romance, and the complexities of human relationships, particularly through the introduction of intriguing characters and their interwoven stories. The opening portion introduces us to the little town of Colfax in Indiana, where the narrator recounts an encounter with a physician discussing an enigmatic affair involving a beautiful girl named Ollie Afton and her father, who mysteriously vanished. As the doctor shares the tale of her abduction during what was supposed to be her wedding, the narrator is captivated and drawn into the mystery surrounding Ollie, hinting at themes of love lost and unresolved questions. The opening sets the stage for exploring deeper narratives within the collection, revealing the charm and eccentricities of rural life while intertwining elements of suspense and emotional depth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Indiana -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 267749 267758 2024-09-15T10:12:15.651813 2023-09-16T04:06:55.701254 text/html text/html 269470 2011-05-18T10:00:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 104533 2011-05-18T10:00:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 160076 2024-09-15T10:12:21.613770 application/epub+zip 161230 2024-09-15T10:12:17.312782 application/epub+zip 161229 2024-09-15T10:12:16.195803 application/epub+zip 319560 2024-09-15T10:12:24.818772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299367 2024-09-15T10:12:21.002788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292351 2022-09-16T13:44:44.099699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242906 242684 2024-09-15T10:12:15.087334 2023-09-16T04:06:55.118274 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 242812 2011-05-18T10:00:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 99004 2011-05-18T10:00:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 242805 2011-05-18T10:00:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 98978 2011-05-18T10:00:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20643 2024-09-15T10:12:24.952749 application/rdf+xml 14926 2024-09-15T10:12:16.810957 image/jpeg 3796 2024-09-15T10:12:16.636795 image/jpeg 154675 2024-09-15T10:12:15.676794 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