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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aLincoln, Joseph Crosby,
_d1870-1944
245 1 4 _aThe Postmaster
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-09-19
508 _aRoger Frank, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net.
520 _a"The Postmaster" by Joseph C. Lincoln is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with Zebulon Snow, a retired sea captain who decides to leave his seafaring life behind to settle down in Ostable, the town of his birth. As he aims to enjoy a life of leisure, he soon finds himself unexpectedly drawn into the challenges and responsibilities of running a small country store alongside his quirky partner Winthrop Adams Beanblossom. At the start of the narrative, the protagonist grapples with the contrast between his hopes for a peaceful retirement and the monotony that ensues after leaving his sea captain duties. As he embarks on this new chapter of life, he becomes involved in bets and conversations about work and marriage, revealing his struggles with change and his reluctance to engage in any responsibilities. Zebulon's humorous reflections on his life, combined with a vivid portrayal of small-town life and a cast of colorful characters—most notably the anxious Beanblossom—set the stage for a lighthearted exploration of community dynamics and personal growth. The opening encapsulates both the comedic elements and the deeper themes of identity and purpose that are likely to unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aLove stories
653 _aNew England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
653 _aMiddle-aged men -- Fiction
653 _aCape Cod (Mass.) -- Fiction
653 _aBusiness -- Fiction
700 1 _aHeath, Howard,
_d1879-
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37482
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