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 2005-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 35548 Bailey, Temple 1869 1953 Bailey, Irene Temple Chambers, Charles Edward 1941 Chambers, C. E. (Charles Edward) The Gay Cockade The gay cockade -- The hidden land -- White birches -- The emperor's ghost -- The red candle -- Returned goods -- Burned toast -- Petronella -- The canopy bed -- Sandwich Jane -- Lady Crusoe -- A rebellious grandmother -- Wait--for Prince Charming -- Beggars on horseback. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Laura Wisewell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Gay Cockade" by Temple Bailey is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Jimmie Harding, a spirited and youthful character who works within a dull government office but aspires to become a playwright. Through Jimmie's romance with Elise, we explore themes of ambition, the impact of relationships on personal growth, and the cost of success as he seeks to express his creativity amidst the constraints of a conventional life. At the start of the narrative, Jimmie's exuberance revitalizes his weary colleagues who are entrenched in monotony. His creative ambitions are supported by Elise, who pushes him toward success and a new life at his inherited Virginia home, but there are hints of conflict as Jimmie's artistic spirit begins to clash with the practicalities of his new domestic life. As Jimmie writes, it becomes evident that Elise's strong personality may overshadow Jimmie's individuality, leading to a tension between his emerging success and the sacrifices he makes for it. The beginning sets a poignant tone of aspiration along with the bittersweet exploration of how love and ambition intertwine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Short stories PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 514912 2025-07-07T06:57:32.972750 text/html 521070 2020-12-12T07:44:38 text/html 389042 2025-07-07T06:57:41.286743 application/epub+zip 395495 2025-07-07T06:57:35.035775 application/epub+zip 267293 2025-07-07T06:57:33.718752 application/epub+zip 602614 2025-07-07T06:57:46.014662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 583312 2025-07-07T06:57:40.485702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423568 2022-09-08T05:21:48.040990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490914 2025-07-07T06:57:31.601753 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 490798 2020-12-12T07:44:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 490791 2020-12-12T07:44:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21614 2025-07-07T06:57:46.163651 application/rdf+xml 11814 2025-07-07T06:57:34.222736 image/jpeg 3179 2025-07-07T06:57:33.970712 image/jpeg 185539 2020-12-12T07:44:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 313679 2020-12-12T07:44:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 185500 2020-12-12T07:44:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 377133 2025-07-07T06:57:33.021746 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia