Project Gutenberg 2022-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 128 Stuart, Eleanor 1876 1920 Childs, Eleanor Stuart Patterson, Eleanor Stuart Stonepastures $aUnited States :$bD. Appleton and Company,$c1895. D A Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by University of California libraries) "Stonepastures" by Eleanor Stuart is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in an industrial town called Soot City, focusing on characters like Emma Butte and August Jarlsen as they navigate the complexities of love, labor, and hardship in a community marked by poverty and labor unrest. The novel delves into themes of resilience, the social dynamics of working-class life, and the struggles of women in a male-dominated environment. The opening of "Stonepastures" introduces us to the grim setting of Soot City, characterized by its lack of streets and the harsh conditions faced by its inhabitants, particularly the workers involved in dangerous professions. Emma, a barber, is engaged to Jarlsen, a good-hearted Swede employed at the local plant. Their lives take a tragic turn when a mining accident leaves Jarlsen gravely injured, prompting the townsfolk to conduct a mock funeral in a bizarre blend of superstition and tradition. Through detailed descriptions, the opening establishes a palpable atmosphere of hardship, the bonds of community, and the underground currents of social tension, hinting at the challenges that lie ahead for Emma as she confronts both the loss of her fiancé and the manipulative Quarry, who covets her attention. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t4nk36j2d&view=1up&seq=3&skin=2021 20220509094645stuartchil 1895 us Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en City and town life -- Fiction Pennsylvania -- Fiction Mines and mineral resources -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 183847 2025-06-27T11:01:26.067260 text/html 161358 2024-10-19T02:12:00 text/html 422086 2025-06-27T11:01:30.742219 application/epub+zip 420032 2025-06-27T11:01:27.341181 application/epub+zip 415967 2025-06-27T11:01:26.638259 application/epub+zip 1281535 2025-06-27T11:01:33.219211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1258674 2025-06-27T11:01:30.154179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154650 2025-06-27T11:01:25.642230 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134720 2024-10-19T02:12:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16720 2025-06-27T11:01:33.349151 application/rdf+xml 20614 2025-06-27T11:01:26.839185 image/jpeg 2311 2025-06-27T11:01:26.739209 image/jpeg 829276 2025-06-27T11:01:26.092222 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