Project Gutenberg 2012-02-03 Public domain in the USA. 102 Kauffman, Reginald Wright 1877 1959 Running Sands Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Kerry Tani 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.) "Running Sands" by Reginald Wright Kauffman is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces the protagonist, Jim Stainton, a rugged miner who has just found success and wealth after years of hardship. With ambitions of romance and a desire to live fully in the vibrant culture of New York City, he sets the stage for a potential love story filled with complexity and emotional depth. The opening of the novel depicts Stainton arriving in New York with a sense of accomplishment, determined to immerse himself in the city's life and culture. He decides to attend an opera, the famous "Madama Butterfly," where he unexpectedly encounters Muriel Stannard, a young woman who captivates him with her youthful beauty. Their meeting sparks a profound connection, leading Stainton to consider marrying her despite their significant age difference. The stage is set for a tale that explores themes of love, destiny, and the interplay of youth and maturity, as Stainton grapples with both his feelings for Muriel and the societal implications of their potential union. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Marriage -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 524150 524159 2024-09-16T10:17:43.488513 2023-09-17T05:18:47.982991 text/html text/html 535733 2012-02-03T09:30:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 192945 2012-02-03T09:30:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 263603 2024-09-16T10:17:53.310431 application/epub+zip 268094 2024-09-16T10:17:45.551555 application/epub+zip 268094 2024-09-16T10:17:44.355459 application/epub+zip 487320 2024-09-16T10:17:58.773470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443703 2024-09-16T10:17:52.261459 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443679 2022-09-17T16:23:03.329718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475121 474900 2024-09-16T10:17:41.185487 2023-09-17T05:18:45.913964 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 474873 2012-02-03T09:30:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 182590 2012-02-03T09:30:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 474874 2012-02-03T09:30:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 182450 2012-02-03T09:30:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19680 2024-09-16T10:17:58.928391 application/rdf+xml 13463 2024-09-16T10:17:44.757464 image/jpeg 3401 2024-09-16T10:17:44.562456 image/jpeg 247392 2024-09-16T10:17:43.534501 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