Project Gutenberg 2025-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 990 Oppenheim, James 1882 1932 Bok, Edward William 1863 1930 10015637 Wild oats $aNew York :$bB. W. Huebsch, $c1910. Reading ease score: 94.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Emmanuel Ackerman, David E. Brown, Angela Anderson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Wild Oats" by James Oppenheim is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds primarily around the lives of Doctor Rast, his wife Nell, and their son David, capturing the vibrancy of life and familial bonds in New York's East Side during the spring. It delves into themes of love, innocence, and the socio-cultural challenges faced by immigrant families, emphasizing the human experience in a bustling urban setting. The opening of "Wild Oats" introduces us to a charming morning in the life of Doctor Rast as he and his wife engage in playful banter with their son David, who is full of youthful exuberance and imagination. As they prepare for the day, their interactions reflect a mixture of affection and the reality of their working-class existence. Doctor Rast's day leads him through the Ghetto, where he connects with various people, including young Edith Kroll, who grapples with her own transitioning from girlhood to womanhood. This segment beautifully establishes the complex emotions at play, signaling a transformative period characterized by longing, innocence, and the awakening of love as the characters navigate their personal challenges and burgeoning relationships against the backdrop of their community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/wildoats00oppeiala/page/n5/mode/2up 20210814175141oppenheim 1910 us en Physicians -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Sexually transmitted diseases -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 302671 2025-03-10T21:00:20.926381 text/html 277370 2025-03-07T23:54:53 text/html 612831 2025-03-10T21:00:28.319288 application/epub+zip 609748 2025-03-10T21:00:22.642329 application/epub+zip 345564 2025-03-10T21:00:21.674336 application/epub+zip 1411083 2025-03-10T21:00:32.094258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1137538 2025-03-10T21:00:27.524313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261029 2025-03-10T21:00:19.717380 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 241119 2025-03-07T23:54:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15347 2025-03-10T21:00:32.248251 application/rdf+xml 20180 2025-03-10T21:00:21.927298 image/jpeg 1772 2025-03-10T21:00:21.802314 image/jpeg 949839 2025-03-10T21:00:20.965354 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 en.wikipedia