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 2011-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 177 Thompson, Maurice 1844 1901 Thompson, James Maurice Thompson, J. Maurice (James Maurice) 08019965 Hoosier Mosaics Was she a boy? -- Trout's luck -- Big medicine -- The Venus of Balhinch -- The legend of Potato Creek -- Stealing a conductor -- Hoiden -- The pedagogue -- An idyl of the rod. Produced by David Edwards, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Hoosier Mosaics" by Maurice Thompson is a collection of narratives and sketches written in the late 19th century. This work presents a vivid portrayal of life in Indiana, interweaving local color, characters, and cultural reflections of the time. The opening chapters suggest themes of mystery, romance, and the complexities of human relationships, particularly through the introduction of intriguing characters and their interwoven stories. The opening portion introduces us to the little town of Colfax in Indiana, where the narrator recounts an encounter with a physician discussing an enigmatic affair involving a beautiful girl named Ollie Afton and her father, who mysteriously vanished. As the doctor shares the tale of her abduction during what was supposed to be her wedding, the narrator is captivated and drawn into the mystery surrounding Ollie, hinting at themes of love lost and unresolved questions. The opening sets the stage for exploring deeper narratives within the collection, revealing the charm and eccentricities of rural life while intertwining elements of suspense and emotional depth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Indiana -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 267880 2025-06-14T17:17:27.961782 text/html 269470 2011-05-18T10:00:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 104533 2011-05-18T10:00:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 182383 2025-06-14T17:17:35.972749 application/epub+zip 183296 2025-06-14T17:17:31.209749 application/epub+zip 165932 2025-06-14T17:17:29.885754 application/epub+zip 346769 2025-06-14T17:17:39.411750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326584 2025-06-14T17:17:35.147735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292351 2022-09-16T13:44:44.099699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242906 2025-06-14T17:17:27.383771 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 242812 2011-05-18T10:00:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 99004 2011-05-18T10:00:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 242805 2011-05-18T10:00:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 98978 2011-05-18T10:00:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20839 2025-06-14T17:17:39.563709 application/rdf+xml 14919 2025-06-14T17:17:30.454751 image/jpeg 3794 2025-06-14T17:17:30.171748 image/jpeg 174912 2025-06-14T17:17:27.985782 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia