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 2012-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 263 Wright, Mabel Osgood 1859 1934 Wright, James Osborne, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. James Osborne Barbara Kinney, Margaret West 1872 1952 Kinney, Troy 1871 1938 Kinneys, The Poppea of the Post-Office Produced by D Alexander, HathiTrust, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Poppea of the Post-Office" by Mabel Osgood Wright is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book unfolds in a small town during a turbulent historical backdrop, specifically the American Civil War. It centers around Oliver Gilbert, the postmaster, who discovers a baby girl abandoned at his post office, prompting a series of events that delve into themes of family, loss, and community. The opening of the novel introduces Oliver Gilbert anxiously awaiting the delayed evening mail amid a snowstorm, highlighting the post office's role as a social hub in the town. As he and the local men discuss the war and its impacts, Gilbert's mundane life is interrupted when a baby is left on his doorstep, wrapped in a buffalo robe. The child, soon dubbed "the lady baby," stirs deep emotions in Gilbert, who reminisces about his own lost daughter. The narrative hints at the mystery behind the child's abandonment, setting the stage for explorations of connection, responsibility, and the longing for companionship amidst the chaos of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41440/41440-h/images/cover.jpg en City and town life -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Love stories Foundlings -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Post offices -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 564543 564553 2024-09-17T11:29:02.457442 2023-09-18T06:28:14.254657 text/html text/html 564204 2012-11-22T11:14:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 465706 2012-11-22T11:14:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 481502 2024-09-17T11:29:09.154241 application/epub+zip 489291 2024-09-17T11:29:03.359292 application/epub+zip 296506 2024-09-17T11:29:02.895341 application/epub+zip 660397 2024-09-17T11:29:14.000212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 625930 2024-09-17T11:29:08.751240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433521 2022-09-19T03:47:37.127215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 542521 542413 2024-09-17T11:29:01.402269 2023-09-18T06:28:13.283624 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 542220 2012-11-22T11:14:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 213603 2012-11-22T11:14:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 542214 2012-11-22T11:14:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 213536 2012-11-22T11:14:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22901 2024-09-17T11:29:14.161200 application/rdf+xml 24103 2024-09-17T11:29:02.990259 image/jpeg 3417 2024-09-17T11:29:02.942315 image/jpeg 466669 2024-09-17T11:29:02.515268 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia