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Title: Lonesome Land

Note: Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Text file produced by Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany Vergon, Charles
Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
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Summary: "Lonesome Land" by B. M. Bower is a novel written during the early 20th century that explores themes of love, rural life, and personal transformation in the American West. The story begins with Valeria Peyson, a spirited young woman arriving in a small Montana town to marry her fiancé, Manley Fleetwood, who has been living on a cattle ranch for the past three years. However, her idealized expectations of a romantic Western lifestyle quickly clash with the harsh realities she encounters upon her arrival. The opening of the novel introduces Valeria as she disembarks from the train, eager to meet Manley. Instead, she experiences immediate disappointment due to his absence and the unwelcoming atmosphere of the town, marked by dusty, unpainted buildings and the pervasive presence of saloons. As she waits in the hotel, her growing anxiety and worry about Manley intensify, leading to an unexpected encounter with a cowboy, who informs her of Manley’s drunken state. The narrative sets the tone for Valeria's journey as she navigates the complexities of her new life, grapples with her romantic ideals, and slowly begins to confront the stark realities of her new home. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Bower, B. M., 1871-1940

EBook No.: 8537

Published: Jul 1, 2005

Downloads: 103

Language: English

Subject: Western stories

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Lonesome Land

Note: Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Text file produced by Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany Vergon, Charles
Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
HTML file produced by David Widger

Summary: "Lonesome Land" by B. M. Bower is a novel written during the early 20th century that explores themes of love, rural life, and personal transformation in the American West. The story begins with Valeria Peyson, a spirited young woman arriving in a small Montana town to marry her fiancé, Manley Fleetwood, who has been living on a cattle ranch for the past three years. However, her idealized expectations of a romantic Western lifestyle quickly clash with the harsh realities she encounters upon her arrival. The opening of the novel introduces Valeria as she disembarks from the train, eager to meet Manley. Instead, she experiences immediate disappointment due to his absence and the unwelcoming atmosphere of the town, marked by dusty, unpainted buildings and the pervasive presence of saloons. As she waits in the hotel, her growing anxiety and worry about Manley intensify, leading to an unexpected encounter with a cowboy, who informs her of Manley’s drunken state. The narrative sets the tone for Valeria's journey as she navigates the complexities of her new life, grapples with her romantic ideals, and slowly begins to confront the stark realities of her new home. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Bower, B. M., 1871-1940

EBook No.: 8537

Published: Jul 1, 2005

Downloads: 103

Language: English

Subject: Western stories

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.