Project Gutenberg 2015-04-20 Public domain in the USA. 98 Cable, Boyd 1878 1943 Ewart, Ernest Andrew By Blow and Kiss: The Love Story of a Man with a Bad Name. (Published serially under the title Unstable as Water). Produced by Denis Pronovost and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "By Blow and Kiss: The Love Story of a Man with a Bad Name" by Boyd Cable is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around the harsh yet vibrant life on a sheep station in the Australian outback, weaving a tale of love, conflict, and survival against the backdrop of a grueling drought. The story’s central characters include Scottie Mackellar, a seasoned shepherd, his niece Ess Lincoln, who arrives from the city, and the enigmatic and rugged Steve Knight, who holds a questionable reputation among the men. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the working environment of the sheep station, where men toil under the blazing sun amidst the turmoil of a severe dry spell impacting their livelihood. As Scottie prepares for a challenging time ahead, he announces that his niece will join him at the station, causing mixed reactions among the other workers, especially regarding their curiosity about her. Ess’s arrival brings both excitement and tension, particularly regarding her interactions with Steve Knight, the station's notorious yet intriguing horseman. Their dynamic lays the groundwork for deeper themes of attraction and the struggles of navigating personal relationships in a harsh, male-dominated world, setting the stage for the unfolding romance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australia -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 593280 593277 2024-09-20T10:34:50.636442 2023-09-21T07:16:10.765388 text/html text/html 593303 2015-04-20T16:21:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 510861 2015-04-20T16:21:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 546531 2024-09-20T10:34:58.607921 application/epub+zip 546371 2024-09-20T10:34:51.878481 application/epub+zip 269537 2024-09-20T10:34:51.252477 application/epub+zip 675254 2024-09-20T10:35:03.695891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 641777 2024-09-20T10:34:57.952932 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365226 2022-09-22T06:41:13.869584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528744 528548 2024-09-20T10:34:49.254444 2023-09-21T07:16:09.435365 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 528701 2015-04-20T16:21:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 191186 2015-04-20T16:21:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18188 2024-09-20T10:35:03.833881 application/rdf+xml 20682 2024-09-20T10:34:51.358451 image/jpeg 3216 2024-09-20T10:34:51.310441 image/jpeg 532310 2024-09-20T10:34:50.696457 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