Project Gutenberg 2004-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 133 Smith, F. Berkeley (Frank Berkeley) 1869 1931 Smith, Frank Berkeley The Lady of Big Shanty Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Daniel Watkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Lady of Big Shanty" by F. Berkeley Smith is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story delves into the themes of human resilience against nature, framed within the backdrop of the Adirondack wilderness. It introduces William Holcomb, a young man from a primitive settlement, who navigates the complexities of human relationships when brought into contact with the wealthier class during a luncheon at The Players. The opening of the novel depicts a lively luncheon scene filled with an array of characters from different professions. William Holcomb is introduced as he arrives late due to a train delay, making a notable impression on his more affluent companions. Their curiosity about him grows as he reminisces about a prior incident in which he saved another man's life in the woods. The conversation then shifts to the mysterious figure of Bob Dinsmore, a fugitive, hinting at Holcomb's deeper connections to the wilderness and the drama that unfolds within it. This snippet captures the dynamics between the rustic and the refined, setting the stage for the unfolding narrative woven around nature's powerful influence and human action. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 371409 2025-07-05T16:57:38.592939 text/html 371415 371291 2024-11-06T05:44:41.115029 2023-10-06T07:26:37.128276 text/html text/html 210633 2025-07-05T16:57:45.506403 application/epub+zip 215169 2025-07-05T16:57:41.078852 application/epub+zip 210934 2025-07-05T16:57:39.999908 application/epub+zip 388117 2025-07-05T16:57:49.014348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357835 2025-07-05T16:57:44.836426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317079 2022-09-06T23:38:35.070591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330808 2025-07-05T16:57:38.239930 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 311006 2024-10-28T20:00:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16329 2025-07-05T16:57:49.181360 application/rdf+xml 12941 2025-07-05T16:57:40.486868 image/jpeg 3575 2025-07-05T16:57:40.240897 image/jpeg 207337 2025-07-05T16:57:38.621953 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