Project Gutenberg 2006-01-24 Public domain in the USA. 311 Parrish, Randall 1858 1923 Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers) 1882 1945 Wyeth, Newell Convers Wyeth, N.C. Beth Norvell: A Romance of the West E-text prepared by Al Haines "Beth Norvell: A Romance of the West" by Randall Parrish is a novel written in the early 20th century." It follows the journey of the title character, Beth Norvell, a struggling actress in a traveling theater troupe, as she navigates the challenges of her profession and encounters Winston, a young man with a mysterious background. The story likely explores themes of ambition, art, and the complexities of personal relationships amid the backdrop of the American West. "The opening of the book introduces the reader to Beth and a group of actors who are part of the "Heart of the World" theater troupe, as well as Winston, who arrives in town exhausted and curious about the strange young woman he inadvertently discovers in a hotel room." As Winston gazes upon Beth, he feels an emotional connection but initially chooses to respect her privacy. Their paths cross as he learns more about her role in the theater and begins to contemplate joining the troupe himself. This sets the stage for their evolving relationship, marked by Winston's admiration for Beth's talent and determination, while hinting at deeper complications related to both their pasts and the rough life of traveling performers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Western stories Women pioneers -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 552544 2025-06-07T13:19:29.470312 text/html 541569 2006-01-24T15:46:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 266754 2020-12-13T14:52:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 354991 2025-06-07T13:19:39.572243 application/epub+zip 364496 2025-06-07T13:19:32.898282 application/epub+zip 286963 2025-06-07T13:19:31.494333 application/epub+zip 604631 2025-06-07T13:19:44.579239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 585604 2025-06-07T13:19:38.658251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430433 2022-09-08T11:56:32.436382 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 512162 2025-06-07T13:19:28.233338 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 511775 2020-12-13T14:52:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 200400 2020-12-13T14:52:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 511782 2020-12-13T14:52:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200380 2020-12-13T14:52:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21401 2025-06-07T13:19:44.740214 application/rdf+xml 15656 2025-06-07T13:19:32.073297 image/jpeg 3734 2025-06-07T13:19:31.788296 image/jpeg 348980 2025-06-07T13:19:29.527334 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 en.wikipedia