Project Gutenberg 2017-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 171 Phillpotts, Eden 1862 1960 The Poacher's Wife Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Poacher's Wife" by Eden Phillpotts is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Daniel Sweetland, a young miner with a penchant for poaching game, and his upcoming marriage to Minnie Marshall. Daniel's dual life as a poacher and a loving fiancé creates a complex narrative filled with themes of love, law, and moral dilemmas, particularly as he faces accusations that could ruin his future. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to the local dynamics at the "White Hart," a pub where Daniel Sweetland's character and his troubled relationship with his father, Matthew Sweetland, are established. The headgamekeeper is plagued with concern over his son’s penchant for poaching, a habit he has come to adopt despite his father's expectations. As tension builds within this familial setup, the narrative hints at a brewing storm involving rumors of a burglary and growing hostility towards Daniel. The opening not only sets the stage for a love story but also introduces elements of mystery and impending tragedy, leaving readers eager to uncover the fate of both Daniel and Minnie against a backdrop of societal expectations and personal choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Dartmoor (England) -- Fiction Poachers -- Fiction West Indies -- Fiction Husband and wife -- Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 437852 2025-06-22T04:33:35.144355 text/html 423054 2024-10-23T02:08:49 text/html 258136 2025-06-22T04:33:41.756875 application/epub+zip 261389 2025-06-22T04:33:36.301374 application/epub+zip 248499 2025-06-22T04:33:35.688372 application/epub+zip 393795 2025-06-22T04:33:46.143798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351414 2025-06-22T04:33:41.179829 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338505 2022-09-24T23:38:18.819398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396245 2025-06-22T04:33:34.203406 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 376452 2024-10-23T02:08:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17157 2025-06-22T04:33:46.294809 application/rdf+xml 13793 2025-06-22T04:33:35.808349 image/jpeg 2003 2025-06-22T04:33:35.743368 image/jpeg 234158 2025-06-22T04:33:35.185384 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