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 Project Gutenberg 2004-08-18 Public domain in the USA. 209 King, Basil 1859 1928 King, William Benjamin Basil Hitchcock, Lucius Wolcott 1868 1942 The Wild Olive: A Novel Produced by Distributed Proofreaders "The Wild Olive: A Novel" by Basil King is a fiction work written in the early 20th century. The story begins with Norrie Ford, a young man on the run after escaping from custody, reflecting on his precarious situation in the wilderness of the Adirondacks. As he navigates through the forest, he grapples with a sense of loss and regret about his past and the life he is leaving behind. At the start of the novel, Norrie Ford finds himself in a desperate flight from the law, having been unjustly sentenced by Judge Wayne for a crime he did not commit. As he runs through the wild terrain, he contemplates his options and the stark reality of his situation. After a taxing escape, he stumbles upon a secluded clearing and a house that represents a life of civility he longs for. When he unexpectedly encounters the judge and his wife, Norrie’s desperate need for survival becomes intertwined with underlying themes of justice, morality, and identity. He is drawn into a deeper narrative involving the judge's wife, who ultimately aids him in hiding from his pursuers, establishing a dramatic tension centered around escape, societal constraints, and personal ethics. The opening chapters set the stage for a rich exploration of character and circumstance, laying the groundwork for Norrie's struggle against both external and internal foes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Novels 575276 2025-07-06T04:24:18.548457 text/html 562107 2024-10-28T20:10:29 text/html 1814944 2025-07-06T04:24:28.319384 application/epub+zip 1847959 2025-07-06T04:24:21.720464 application/epub+zip 314745 2025-07-06T04:24:20.295425 application/epub+zip 1160154 2025-07-06T04:24:33.046348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1119896 2025-07-06T04:24:27.163389 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431796 2022-09-07T00:54:16.811426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555801 2025-07-06T04:24:17.882472 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 536084 2024-10-28T20:10:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17372 2025-07-06T04:24:33.179377 application/rdf+xml 14390 2025-07-06T04:24:20.791436 image/jpeg 4250 2025-07-06T04:24:20.542443 image/jpeg 1782932 2025-07-06T04:24:18.614455 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia