Project Gutenberg 2011-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 91 Lincoln, Joseph Crosby 1870 1944 Lincoln, Joseph C. Heath, Howard 1879 The Postmaster Roger Frank, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. "The Postmaster" by Joseph C. Lincoln is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with Zebulon Snow, a retired sea captain who decides to leave his seafaring life behind to settle down in Ostable, the town of his birth. As he aims to enjoy a life of leisure, he soon finds himself unexpectedly drawn into the challenges and responsibilities of running a small country store alongside his quirky partner Winthrop Adams Beanblossom. At the start of the narrative, the protagonist grapples with the contrast between his hopes for a peaceful retirement and the monotony that ensues after leaving his sea captain duties. As he embarks on this new chapter of life, he becomes involved in bets and conversations about work and marriage, revealing his struggles with change and his reluctance to engage in any responsibilities. Zebulon's humorous reflections on his life, combined with a vivid portrayal of small-town life and a cast of colorful characters—most notably the anxious Beanblossom—set the stage for a lighthearted exploration of community dynamics and personal growth. The opening encapsulates both the comedic elements and the deeper themes of identity and purpose that are likely to unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Love stories New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Middle-aged men -- Fiction Cape Cod (Mass.) -- Fiction Business -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 479588 479468 2024-09-15T16:59:57.129749 2023-09-16T10:02:26.547674 text/html text/html 479464 2022-12-30T21:01:04 text/html 847594 2024-09-15T17:00:06.721711 application/epub+zip 847899 2024-09-15T16:59:59.895748 application/epub+zip 479341 2024-09-15T16:59:58.298732 application/epub+zip 1606324 2024-09-15T17:00:11.689780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1570262 2024-09-15T17:00:05.616668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356558 2022-09-17T07:52:53.604800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425456 425381 2024-09-15T16:59:56.159745 2023-09-16T10:02:25.633693 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 424297 2022-12-16T21:30:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19574 2024-09-15T17:00:11.867641 application/rdf+xml 20443 2024-09-15T16:59:58.745705 image/jpeg 3636 2024-09-15T16:59:58.529704 image/jpeg 162190 2022-12-16T21:31:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 776017 2022-12-30T21:02:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 785409 2024-09-15T16:59:57.187995 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