Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 136 Bower, B. M. 1871 1940 Sinclair, B. M. (Bertha Muzzy) Sinclair, Bertha Muzzy Lonesome Land Text file produced by Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany Vergon, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Lonesome Land" by B. M. Bower is a novel written during the early 20th century that explores themes of love, rural life, and personal transformation in the American West. The story begins with Valeria Peyson, a spirited young woman arriving in a small Montana town to marry her fiancé, Manley Fleetwood, who has been living on a cattle ranch for the past three years. However, her idealized expectations of a romantic Western lifestyle quickly clash with the harsh realities she encounters upon her arrival. The opening of the novel introduces Valeria as she disembarks from the train, eager to meet Manley. Instead, she experiences immediate disappointment due to his absence and the unwelcoming atmosphere of the town, marked by dusty, unpainted buildings and the pervasive presence of saloons. As she waits in the hotel, her growing anxiety and worry about Manley intensify, leading to an unexpected encounter with a cowboy, who informs her of Manley’s drunken state. The narrative sets the tone for Valeria's journey as she navigates the complexities of her new life, grapples with her romantic ideals, and slowly begins to confront the stark realities of her new home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Western stories PS Text Western Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 504003 2025-07-04T06:13:32.521849 text/html 523615 2021-01-26T21:53:32 text/html 246467 2025-07-04T06:13:39.228820 application/epub+zip 253479 2025-07-04T06:13:34.370789 application/epub+zip 253479 2025-07-04T06:13:33.234822 application/epub+zip 423595 2025-07-04T06:13:43.108796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391429 2025-07-04T06:13:38.530778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360097 2022-09-04T10:54:10.989812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436549 2025-07-04T06:13:31.836827 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 436375 2018-03-09T11:53:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 430483 2013-04-17T12:59:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20687 2025-07-04T06:13:43.232763 application/rdf+xml 10165 2025-07-04T06:13:33.719777 image/jpeg 2865 2025-07-04T06:13:33.475778 image/jpeg 168720 2018-03-18T11:47:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 177360 2021-01-26T21:53:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 168011 2013-04-17T13:00:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 237464 2025-07-04T06:13:32.559829 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