Project Gutenberg 2022-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 322 Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn 1857 1948 Lin, Frank Horn, Gertrude Franklin Perch of the Devil $aUnited States :$bFrederick. A. Stokes Company,$c1914. D A Alexander, David E. Brown, 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) Updated: 2022-12-26. "Perch of the Devil" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the backdrop of a high valley ranch in Montana, revolving around the life of Gregory Compton and his wife, Ida Hook. The narrative explores themes of ambition, the clash of social classes, and the pursuit of dreams through the couple’s experiences and evolving dynamics against the rugged beauty of the American West. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Gregory Compton as he admires the picturesque mountains, reminiscing about their Indian origins. His newlywed wife, Ida, exhibits a mix of affection and frustration toward their rural life and Gregory's reserved nature. Their contrasting personalities and ambitions set the stage for the central conflicts of the story. While Gregory aspires to return to school and pursue a career as a mining engineer, Ida dreams of a more glamorous life in town. The tension between their desires becomes apparent, highlighting the complexities of their relationship and the societal expectations surrounding them. This conflict foreshadows the challenges they will face as they navigate their marriage and the pursuit of their individual ambitions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/perchofdevil00atheuoft/mode/2up 20210716152225atherton 1914 us Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Social classes -- Fiction Spouses -- Fiction Butte (Mont.) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 826423 2025-07-27T11:39:34.855418 text/html 801517 2024-10-19T02:12:10 text/html 894077 2025-07-27T11:39:46.499418 application/epub+zip 891970 2025-07-27T11:39:36.719432 application/epub+zip 646381 2025-07-27T11:39:35.735471 application/epub+zip 1830538 2025-07-27T11:39:53.615391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1520184 2025-07-27T11:39:45.504379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 772549 2025-07-27T11:39:33.289422 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 752560 2024-10-19T02:12:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16389 2025-07-27T11:39:53.773321 application/rdf+xml 19096 2025-07-27T11:39:35.961432 image/jpeg 2271 2025-07-27T11:39:35.848408 image/jpeg 1296393 2025-07-27T11:39:34.949433 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