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100	1		_aA. L. O. E., _d1821-1893
245	1	4	_aThe golden fleece
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2026
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2026-04-21
520			_a"The golden fleece" by A. L. O. E. is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set in a country parish and a crumbling abbey, it blends social satire with a moral tale about true charity, vanity, and self-denial. It follows Philomel Lamb, a vicar’s daughter famed for her “golden fleece,” and her cynical uncle, Caleb Coffin, whose challenge forces her to weigh reputation against doing good. The opening of the story frames a sharp debate on philanthropy: Caleb mocks women’s benevolence as vanity while, in Lady Macaw’s sewing circle, the ladies condemn his stinginess. News spreads that Caleb will end the village school and turn its cottage into a public-house, distressing the Arkwrights (the teachers) and their pupils. Philomel pleads with her uncle; her first visit fails, but she returns with a humbler, faith-based appeal. Caleb then offers to endow the school—if she cuts off all her golden hair, attends the next day’s archery meeting shorn, and tells no one why. At home, after her father’s sorrowful prayers, Philomel wrestles alone with scissors in hand, torn between shame and sacrifice, as this opening section closes unresolved. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cLondon: T. Nelson and Sons, 1897
653			_aConduct of life -- Fiction
653			_aAvarice -- Fiction
653			_aCharity -- Fiction
653			_aRomance fiction
653			_aPride and vanity -- Fiction
653			_aAwards -- Fiction
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78512
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