Project Gutenberg 2007-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 135 Barbour, A. Maynard (Anna Maynard) 1941 Barbour, Anna Maynard Marchand, J. N. Marchand, J.N. At the Time Appointed Produced by Mark C. Orton, Dave Macfarlane, Linda McKeown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "At the Time Appointed" by A. Maynard Barbour is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the protagonist, John Darrell, a young expert in mineralogy and metallurgy who finds himself embroiled in a life-changing adventure after a harrowing encounter on a train. As the narrative unfolds, Darrell navigates personal trials, relationships with the Underwood family, and the harsh realities of life in the West, ultimately seeking redemption and purpose amidst challenges that test his character. The opening of the novel introduces John Darrell's arrival at a small station in the western mountains, where he is immediately struck by the oppressive heat and desolation. Recently commissioned to evaluate a mining property, he reflects on losing valuable time due to a rival's movements and becomes aware of a looming competition. The atmosphere intensifies as he encounters other characters, including fellow passengers discussing mining affairs, revealing the high stakes of their endeavors. As Darrell prepares to head to Ophir to continue his work, he is subtly drawn into a web of intrigue that hints at both external conflicts and internal struggles that will shape his journey ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Detective and mystery stories PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 721563 2025-07-09T07:51:51.621337 text/html 728376 2007-06-21T10:22:32 text/html 443126 2025-07-09T07:52:01.734784 application/epub+zip 452378 2025-07-09T07:51:53.490316 application/epub+zip 354255 2025-07-09T07:51:52.622355 application/epub+zip 691496 2025-07-09T07:52:08.048767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605095 2025-07-09T07:52:00.518806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507803 2022-09-10T09:53:57.554211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638304 2025-07-09T07:51:49.965422 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 638078 2007-06-21T10:22:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 638070 2007-06-21T10:22:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21468 2025-07-09T07:52:08.203744 application/rdf+xml 23399 2025-07-09T07:51:52.723341 image/jpeg 3729 2025-07-09T07:51:52.673337 image/jpeg 242214 2007-06-21T10:22:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 411974 2007-06-21T10:22:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 242148 2007-06-21T10:22:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 410837 2025-07-09T07:51:51.683369 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