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 Project Gutenberg 2011-10-15 Public domain in the USA. 93 Bindloss, Harold 1866 1945 A Damaged Reputation Produced by Steven desJardins 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.) "A Damaged Reputation" by Harold Bindloss is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the British Columbia wilderness, where the main character, rancher Brooke, finds himself at a crossroads in life, grappling with the consequences of his decisions and the impact of his past. He is faced with his dwindling prospects, loneliness, and the temptation of returning to a life of comfort and certain responsibilities, while he also struggles with lingering ideals and aspirations he had left behind. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Brooke as he reflects on his life alone in his shanty, accompanied by his comrade Jimmy. While they discuss the state of affairs, Brooke expresses his contemplation of leaving the ranch, which he had invested in but found to be a failure. His thoughts are soon interrupted by the arrival of a group of strangers, which leads to a chance meeting with a young woman named Barbara. This encounter causes Brooke to consider his life choices more deeply, awakening within him a desire for change and a rejection of the complacency he had settled into since abandoning his previous life in England. The narrative sets the stage for an exploration of identity, ambition, and the quest for belonging amidst the harsh realities of frontier life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Love stories British -- Canada -- Fiction Ranchers -- Canada, Western -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 643727 643736 2024-09-16T04:54:38.614091 2023-09-16T11:21:10.768123 text/html text/html 652610 2011-10-15T14:29:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 254027 2011-10-15T14:35:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 324881 2024-09-16T04:54:48.590003 application/epub+zip 330520 2024-09-16T04:54:40.856095 application/epub+zip 302176 2024-09-16T04:54:39.599048 application/epub+zip 597409 2024-09-16T04:54:54.421016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535764 2024-09-16T04:54:47.449998 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491422 2022-09-17T09:42:00.074706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 591147 590938 2024-09-16T04:54:36.977071 2023-09-16T11:21:09.301156 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 590995 2011-10-15T14:29:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 214164 2011-10-15T14:35:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 591025 2011-10-15T14:33:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 214085 2011-10-15T14:35:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20749 2024-09-16T04:54:54.571976 application/rdf+xml 14022 2024-09-16T04:54:39.971056 image/jpeg 3649 2024-09-16T04:54:39.784099 image/jpeg 304103 2024-09-16T04:54:38.672124 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia