Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 91 McCutcheon, George Barr 1866 1928 Her Weight in Gold Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Her weight in gold -- The maid and the blade -- Mr. Hamshaw's love affair -- The green ruby -- The gloaming ghosts -- When girl meets girl -- Quiddlers three -- The late Mr. Taylor -- The ten dollar bill. Etext produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Her Weight in Gold" by George Barr McCutcheon is a comedic novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the peculiar relationships and societal expectations in a small town, focusing particularly on Martha Gamble, the unattractive stepdaughter of General Horatio Gamble, and Eddie Ten Eyck, a carefree young man plagued by financial troubles. The central theme explores the humor and irony of love, wealth, and societal perceptions of value as Eddie contemplates marrying Martha primarily for her future inheritance. At the start of the narrative, a humorous exchange reveals General Gamble's unwavering belief in his stepdaughter's worth, despite her unappealing appearance. Eddie, whose financial woes are evident, initially mocks the General's sentiment, igniting a discussion that leads to a comic scheme regarding Martha's marriage prospects. As Eddie grapples with the General's increasingly serious proposal concerning the significant monetary incentive tied to her weight in gold, he reluctantly begins to consider marrying Martha. The interplay of sarcasm, financial desperation, and the societal contrasts of beauty and worth sets the stage for a quirky romantic adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 453078 453079 2024-10-03T06:58:22.772946 2023-10-03T06:46:03.645175 text/html text/html 459847 2019-05-10T14:32:14 text/html 236492 2024-10-03T06:58:31.712385 application/epub+zip 241711 2024-10-03T06:58:26.109954 application/epub+zip 223987 2024-10-03T06:58:24.734930 application/epub+zip 435088 2024-10-03T06:58:35.990382 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410339 2024-10-03T06:58:30.794433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381745 2022-09-03T09:17:48.668133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384523 384381 2024-10-03T06:58:21.575976 2023-10-03T06:46:02.738185 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 384225 2013-04-11T18:45:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150248 2013-04-11T18:57:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19676 2024-10-03T06:58:36.117388 application/rdf+xml 13291 2024-10-03T06:58:25.296975 image/jpeg 3526 2024-10-03T06:58:25.013933 image/jpeg 157430 2019-05-10T14:35:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 230516 2024-10-03T06:58:22.808953 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