| 000 | 02401cam a22003133u 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 8219 | ||
| 003 | UtSlPG | ||
| 005 | 20260610133218.0 | ||
| 006 | m | ||
| 007 | cr n | ||
| 008 | 260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d | ||
| 040 | _aUtSlPG | ||
| 041 | 7 |
_aen _2iso639-1 |
|
| 050 | 4 | _aPS | |
| 100 | 1 |
_aFoote, Mary Hallock, _d1847-1938 |
|
| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe Desert and the Sown |
| 264 | 1 |
_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2005 |
|
| 300 |
_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
||
| 336 |
_atext _btxt _2rdacontent |
||
| 337 |
_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
||
| 338 |
_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
||
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2005-06-01 | ||
| 508 | _aText file produced by Eric Eldred, Clay Massei and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger | ||
| 520 | _a"The Desert and the Sown" by Mary Hallock Foote is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative unfolds in a rich tapestry of social dynamics, character interactions, and themes of love and conflict centered around the lives of military families engaged in the everyday realities of their surroundings. The early chapters introduce a range of characters, including Colonel Middleton and his daughter Moya, as well as the Bogardus family, laying the groundwork for impending relationships, familial tensions, and dynamics influenced by social class and personal aspirations. At the start of the book, we find Colonel Middleton grappling with the challenges of hosting Mrs. Bogardus, the future mother-in-law of his daughter Moya. The conversation reveals their differing perspectives on social class, duties, and personal ambitions, setting a tone of satire and introspection. Meanwhile, Moya's spirited personality contrasts with the heavier themes introduced through her interactions with her future husband, Paul Bogardus, and the burdens of their respective legacies. The opening scenes expertly blend humor and tension, hinting at deeper conflicts and relationships that will unfold as the story progresses, setting up themes of love, societal expectation, and the quest for identity amidst the complexities of frontier life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aNew York (State) -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aWest (U.S.) -- Fiction | ||
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8219 |
| 999 |
_c50202 _d50202 |
||