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 2006-09-26 Public domain in the USA. 156 Hough, Emerson 1857 1923 The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West Produced by Al Haines "The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West" by Emerson Hough is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story explores themes of loneliness, companionship, and the harsh realities of life in the American West, centered on the character Sim Gage, a solitary rancher living in a dilapidated cabin. The narrative hints at Sim's desire for connection, suggesting that the arrival of a woman could transform his desolate existence. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Sim Gage and his friend Wid Gardner in a squalid cabin that reflects their bachelor lifestyles. Gardner criticizes the unkempt state of Sim's home, prompting a contemplative discussion about the absence of women in their lives. Sim expresses a yearning for companionship, which sets the stage for the surprising twist when Gardner decides to place an ad seeking a wife for Sim, sparking a chain of events that will bring change to their isolated existence. This opening establishes not only Sim's character and his mundane routines but also hints at the larger themes of longing and transformation that will unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 93.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Western stories PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 484854 2025-08-08T09:04:30.549564 text/html 472829 2006-09-26T17:40:46 text/html 454919 2025-08-08T09:04:39.481501 application/epub+zip 461976 2025-08-08T09:04:33.721570 application/epub+zip 242195 2025-08-08T09:04:32.484559 application/epub+zip 674417 2025-08-08T09:04:43.569494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654711 2025-08-08T09:04:38.615483 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401003 2022-09-09T09:11:55.085526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433481 2025-08-08T09:04:29.022569 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 433397 2006-09-26T17:40:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 433388 2006-09-26T17:40:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19777 2025-08-08T09:04:43.704459 application/rdf+xml 14851 2025-08-08T09:04:32.999524 image/jpeg 3464 2025-08-08T09:04:32.743516 image/jpeg 164947 2006-09-26T17:40:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 357133 2006-09-26T17:40:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 164919 2006-09-26T17:40:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 441922 2025-08-08T09:04:30.598535 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia