Project Gutenberg 2011-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 248 Rice, Alfred Ernest Dowling, Colista Murray 1881 1968 Dowling, C. M. Dowling, Colista M. An Oregon Girl: A Tale of American Life in the New West Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "An Oregon Girl: A Tale of American Life in the New West" by Alfred Ernest Rice is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in Portland, Oregon, and focuses on the lives of several characters, including Virginia Thorpe, who is central to a love triangle involving Joe Corway and Hazel Brooke. The plot delves into themes of love, deceit, and societal expectations in the context of American life in the New West. The opening of the novel introduces a cast of characters and sets the stage for the unfolding drama. It begins with the backdrop of a failed investment company and the subsequent struggles faced by two middle-aged bachelors, Jack Shore and Philip Rutley, as they devise a scheme to regain social standing. The narrative then shifts to Virginia Thorpe, who, having returned from the farm, is filled with joy at the prospect of reuniting with her love, Joe Corway. Yet, soon darkness looms as Virginia overhears a conversation implying Corway's deceit, causing turmoil in her heart. The tensions heighten as relationships and reputations intertwine, foreshadowing conflicts driven by jealousy and betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Western stories Oregon -- Fiction Women pioneers -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 499669 2025-06-15T12:39:02.194794 text/html 495212 2011-11-15T11:28:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 498933 2011-11-15T11:28:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 551294 2025-06-15T12:39:12.814757 application/epub+zip 559309 2025-06-15T12:39:06.306814 application/epub+zip 248664 2025-06-15T12:39:04.808827 application/epub+zip 866437 2025-06-15T12:39:17.730766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 847875 2025-06-15T12:39:11.828760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422582 2022-09-17T11:24:53.204233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472982 2025-06-15T12:39:00.813870 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 472766 2011-11-15T11:28:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 182527 2011-11-15T11:28:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19173 2025-06-15T12:39:17.887718 application/rdf+xml 22968 2025-06-15T12:39:05.390798 image/jpeg 4910 2025-06-15T12:39:05.095796 image/jpeg 614714 2025-06-15T12:39:02.258822 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