Project Gutenberg 2006-08-17 Public domain in the USA. 147 Norris, Zoé Anderson Norris, Zoe Anderson The Way of the Wind E-text prepared by David Garcia, Jeannie Howse, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Kentuckiana Digital Library (http://kdl.kyvl.org/) "The Way of the Wind" by Zoé Anderson Norris is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces us to Celia, a Southern woman who leaves her idyllic home in Kentucky to join her husband Seth in the harsh environment of the American West, where the natural elements, particularly the wind, play a prominent role. This tale explores themes of homesickness, the struggle for survival, and the challenges of a developing frontier life against a backdrop of personal and environmental turmoil. At the start of the novel, Celia is filled with fear and uncertainty about her journey to the West, bidding farewell to her friends and family as she prepares to join Seth, who dreams of building a "Magic City" in their new home. As the narrative unfolds, Celia's apprehension is highlighted, particularly her fear of the relentless winds of the prairie that symbolize her internal struggles and growing discontent. The initial chapters depict the stark contrast between her former life—a serene, lush paradise—and the barren, wind-swept landscape of her new surroundings. The complicated dynamics of her marriage to Seth are also introduced, as his optimism clashes with her deepening despair, setting the tone for the unfolding conflicts within their relationship and the challenges they face in their hazardous new home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Frontier and pioneer life -- Kansas -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 251008 2025-08-08T07:32:01.527017 text/html 244038 2006-08-17T16:34:04 text/html 703762 2025-08-08T07:32:09.993029 application/epub+zip 706241 2025-08-08T07:32:04.872016 application/epub+zip 155831 2025-08-08T07:32:03.358045 application/epub+zip 725284 2025-08-08T07:32:13.235968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 698091 2025-08-08T07:32:08.780023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258808 2022-09-09T07:28:37.965659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206377 2025-08-08T07:32:00.557017 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 206029 2021-01-01T12:46:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18259 2025-08-08T07:32:13.374973 application/rdf+xml 12447 2025-08-08T07:32:03.881005 image/jpeg 3162 2025-08-08T07:32:03.612024 image/jpeg 675743 2021-01-01T12:46:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 78523 2021-01-01T12:46:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 765646 2025-08-08T07:32:01.575026 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