Project Gutenberg 2008-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 178 Burroughs, Edgar Rice 1875 1950 The Oakdale Affair Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oakdale_Affair Produced by Judith Boss, and David Widger "The Oakdale Affair" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a novel that embodies a blend of crime and mystery, likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative opens with a young burglar, known as the Oskaloosa Kid, stealthily breaking into the home of the prominent Prim family in Oakdale, where he begins to remove various items of value. The protagonist's journey quickly evolves, intertwining his fate with that of the affluent but troubled Abigail Prim, who is caught in a web of familial pressure, expected suitors, and a profound yearning for freedom. At the start of the story, the Oskaloosa Kid is depicted as both audacious and anxious, successfully evading his captors but grappling with a sense of loneliness in his criminal pursuits. The tension escalates when he inadvertently finds himself involved with a group of vagabonds, leading to violent confrontations and unexpected associations. Eventually, amid tales of murder and intrigue, it becomes evident that Abigail’s life is intricately linked to the chaos unraveling in Oakdale, setting the stage for a dramatic exploration of identity, morality, and the interplay of societal expectations against personal desires. Together, the characters navigate a backdrop fraught with danger, uncovering secrets that could potentially shatter their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories Mystery fiction PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 298154 298155 2024-10-01T05:23:11.383661 2023-10-01T05:02:34.923337 text/html text/html 305739 2021-01-27T23:46:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 103019 2021-01-27T23:46:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 176679 2024-10-01T05:23:19.032647 application/epub+zip 179756 2024-10-01T05:23:14.979629 application/epub+zip 158799 2024-10-01T05:23:13.252656 application/epub+zip 318113 2024-10-01T05:23:21.937668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306087 2024-10-01T05:23:18.252725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280488 2022-09-01T05:32:31.186644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256820 256796 2024-10-01T05:23:10.743656 2023-10-01T05:02:34.522324 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 260344 2018-03-14T06:25:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 98248 2018-03-17T06:37:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 256614 2012-05-16T12:32:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97855 2012-05-16T12:33:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21566 2024-10-01T05:23:22.072635 application/rdf+xml 13262 2024-10-01T05:23:14.112684 image/jpeg 3349 2024-10-01T05:23:13.689646 image/jpeg 173629 2024-10-01T05:23:11.407697 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