02263cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000370011324500200015026400510017030000470022133600260026833700260029433800360032050000310035650800820038752012180046953400450168765300270173265300300175965300390178965300370182885600430186599900170190851928UtSlPG20260610134209.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHergesheimer, Joseph,d1880-195414aThe Dark Fleece 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-05-01  aProduced by David Widger from page images generously
provided by Google Books  a"The Dark Fleece" by Joseph Hergesheimer is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers around Olive Stanes, a young woman living in the coastal town of Cottarsport, who is awaiting the return of her fiancé, Jason Burrage, after a long absence during which he sought fortune in the California goldfields. The story explores themes of expectation, personal sacrifice, and the contrast between rural simplicity and the allure of wealth.  The opening of the novel introduces Olive Stanes in her modest home, where she grapples with her responsibilities to her family and the impact of Jason's anticipated wealth on their lives. As Olive reflects on her childhood and the boisterousness of her half-siblings, she simultaneously feels burdened by her maternal duties after a series of family losses. The narrative conveys her conflicting feelings about Jason's return, admiring his success while being wary of how it might change their relationship and her values. This initial section sets the tone for a poignant exploration of personal transformations as Olive contemplates a future that could be both filled with promise and fraught with uncertainty. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aNew England -- Fiction  aMarried people -- Fiction  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction  aGold mines and mining -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51928  c92762d92762