Project Gutenberg 2004-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 184 Lincoln, Joseph Crosby 1870 1944 Lincoln, Joseph C. Shavings: A Novel Produced by Donald Lainson. HTML version by Ronald Holder, Rick Niles "Shavings: A Novel" by Joseph C. Lincoln is a fictional work likely written during the early 20th century. The story is set in the fictional town of Orham and revolves around the life of Gabriel Bearse, a cheerful local busybody, who thrives on gossip and news about his neighbors. Mr. Bearse's interactions with other characters, including Jed Winslow, the town's quirky windmill maker, and Captain Sam Hunniwell, reveal the intricacies of small-town dynamics amid the backdrop of World War I, as they navigate personal, political, and community relationships. The opening of the novel introduces us to Mr. Bearse, who is unusually happy as he heads to the post office with a juicy piece of gossip about Captain Sam's recent appointment to the Exemption Board—a position of significant local interest due to the ongoing war. Along the way, he stops at Winslow’s windmill shop, where he attempts to extract more information about the Captain's news while bantering with the eccentric windmill maker, Jed. This lively exchange sets the tone for the novel, highlighting the humor and unique character interactions that characterize small-town life, as well as the underlying tensions brought about by the draft and the war. The blend of comedic dialogue and community intrigue invites readers to delve further into the lives of the residents of Orham. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/2452/2452-h/shavings_files/title.gif Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Massachusetts -- Fiction Toymakers -- Fiction Thieves -- Fiction Cape Cod (Mass.) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 738691 2025-07-01T12:58:46.337153 text/html 738433 2021-01-01T00:07:34 text/html; charset=us-ascii 543957 2021-01-01T00:07:34 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 536518 2025-07-01T12:58:53.817142 application/epub+zip 551049 2025-07-01T12:58:47.303160 application/epub+zip 286833 2025-07-01T12:58:46.708239 application/epub+zip 788393 2025-07-01T12:58:58.833118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 752037 2025-07-01T12:58:53.247136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437491 2022-09-02T04:10:51.125188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 651384 2025-07-01T12:58:44.240691 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 651218 2021-01-01T00:07:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 242636 2021-01-01T00:07:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19831 2025-07-01T12:58:58.961092 application/rdf+xml 10331 2025-07-01T12:58:46.795179 image/jpeg 2516 2025-07-01T12:58:46.753146 image/jpeg 544237 2025-07-01T12:58:46.410201 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