Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 213 Rhodes, Eugene Manlove 1869 1934 The Desire of the Moth; and the Come On Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Leah Moser and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Desire of the Moth and the Come On" by Eugene Manlove Rhodes is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story centers around John Wesley Pringle, a character embarking on a journey through the Southwestern United States. The opening chapters introduce readers to Pringle's reflections as he rides across new landscapes, revealing both his adventurous spirit and hints of personal connections and past relationships that may develop further throughout the narrative. At the start of the book, John Wesley Pringle is traveling west through an arid landscape, contemplating his surroundings and the path ahead. He reminisces about previous rides and encounters, particularly a woman named Stella Vorhis, highlighting their shared history and the passage of time since they last met. As Pringle arrives in town, the story shifts to the dynamics of the community, hinting at underlying tensions and conflicts, particularly surrounding characters like Sheriff Matt Lisner and Christopher Foy, who become embroiled in darker matters later in the novel. The opening sets the stage for a blend of adventure, romance, and the complexities of human relationships against an evocative Southwestern backdrop. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Western stories PS Text Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 278213 2025-10-05T12:28:50.563417 text/html 278156 278049 2024-11-05T14:55:48.089471 2023-10-05T13:52:45.059320 text/html text/html 184104 2025-10-05T12:28:57.276425 application/epub+zip 186294 2025-10-05T12:28:53.361439 application/epub+zip 169837 2025-10-05T12:28:52.269432 application/epub+zip 351778 2025-10-05T12:29:00.269395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329084 2025-10-05T12:28:56.576449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300441 2022-09-06T18:01:24.693183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244873 2025-10-05T12:28:50.098429 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 225123 2024-10-28T19:03:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17101 2025-10-05T12:29:00.399391 application/rdf+xml 14004 2025-10-05T12:28:52.753459 image/jpeg 3329 2025-10-05T12:28:52.510508 image/jpeg 181192 2025-10-05T12:28:50.584518 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia