Godsend to a Lady

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Godsend to a Lady

by B. M. Bower

EN·~56 minutes

Chapters

Description

Casey Ryan rolls out of the Nevada desert with a fresh wind in his hair and a hefty check for twenty‑five thousand dollars tucked in his vest. A former stage driver turned prospector, he’s just struck silver and now races a battered Ford toward the promise of Lund, a canyon town perched among the hills of gold, lead and copper. The narrative captures his restless optimism, his habit of dreaming about a sleek, striped carriage, bright clothes, and a bright‑haired companion waiting in California.

Along the ragged trail, the stark buttes and ghostly mountains watch his frantic drive, while the crackle of the radiator and the smell of coffee in his pack hint at both hardship and hope. As Casey balances practical concerns—refilling water, fixing his car—with grander schemes of wealth and romance, listeners are drawn into a rugged, early‑twentieth‑century adventure that blends grit, humor, and the lure of the open road.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~56 minutes (53K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: Street & Smith Corporation, 1920.

Credits

Roger Frank and Sue Clark

Release date

2022-04-17

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

B. M. Bower

B. M. Bower

1871–1940

One of the early stars of the Western novel, this prolific storyteller helped shape the genre with fast-moving tales of ranch life, humor, and frontier adventure. Writing under the pen name B. M. Bower, she built a wide readership with books like the popular Flying U series.

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