Project Gutenberg 2022-04-20 Public domain in the USA. 133 Harraden, Beatrice 1864 1936 Pape, Eric 1870 1938 Pape, Frederic L. Hilda Strafford: A California Story $aUnited States :$bDodd Mead and Company,$c1897. Carlos Colon, David E. Brown, the University of California, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Hilda Strafford: A California Story" by Beatrice Harraden is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the central characters Robert Strafford and his fiancée Hilda Lester, exploring themes of hope, disappointment, and the harsh realities of life on a Southern Californian ranch. Set during a transformative period, the narrative delves into Hilda's struggles to adapt to her new life as she joins Robert in a land that she initially finds bleak and unwelcoming. At the start of the novel, Robert eagerly anticipates Hilda's arrival at his ranch, filled with both hope and anxieties regarding her reaction to their new home. As he prepares for her welcome, he is plagued by doubts about whether the land will "smile" for her, fearing she might be disappointed. The beginning introduces us to their close friend Ben Overleigh, who offers support to Robert and assists in creating a pleasant environment for Hilda. As she arrives, however, the couple must navigate the challenges of their new life as the harsh reality of ranching begins to set in, particularly following a disastrous storm that threatens their plans and future together. Ultimately, the opening chapters establish a landscape marked by both natural beauty and overwhelming struggle, framing the emotional complexity of the characters as they confront the consequences of their choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.249215&view=1up&seq=1 20200421165238harraden 1897 US Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Married women -- Fiction California -- Fiction Ranches -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 185196 2025-06-27T04:40:08.596018 text/html 166793 2024-10-18T21:06:15 text/html 1494421 2025-06-27T04:40:13.515990 application/epub+zip 1492291 2025-06-27T04:40:09.993021 application/epub+zip 372582 2025-06-27T04:40:09.167018 application/epub+zip 2315290 2025-06-27T04:40:16.050926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2050063 2025-06-27T04:40:12.883946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1171078 2022-09-30T14:45:25.284135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156527 2025-06-27T04:40:08.209994 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136453 2024-10-18T21:06:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18488 2025-06-27T04:40:16.183982 application/rdf+xml 23564 2025-06-27T04:40:09.384958 image/jpeg 3356 2025-06-27T04:40:09.276958 image/jpeg 2208599 2025-06-27T04:40:08.660978 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 en.wikipedia