"The Well in the Desert" by Adeline Knapp is an early 20th-century novel that plunges into the lives of those dwelling in the mining town of Blue Gulch. The narrative centers around Gabriel Gard, an escaped convict battling to survive within the rough desert expanse. Hope and desperation are explored as major themes. The story opens, filled with an unsettling atmosphere in Blue Gulch as a mysterious man, Barker, seeks help from lawyer Westcott to return to Iowa. But, Barker is hiding a dark past of crime and betrayal. The developing interactions between Barker and Westcott foreshadow themes of loyalty and deception amidst a desolate and unforgiving land.
The well in the desert
By Adeline Knapp
In a harsh desert landscape, an escaped convict and a lawyer become entangled in a desperate dance of survival, where betrayal and the hope for redemption collide.
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About the AuthorAdeline E. "Delle" Knapp was an American journalist, author, social activist, environmentalist and educator, who is today remembered largely for her relationship with Charlotte Perkins Gilman, which was likely romantic. In her lifetime, Knapp was known as a fixture of the turn-of-the-century San Francisco Bay Area literary scene. An outspoken writer who often addressed controversial topics in her columns for The San Francisco Call, Knapp wrote on a wide range of subjects from livestock to the Annexation of Hawaii.
Adeline E. "Delle" Knapp was an American journalist, author, social activist, environmentalist and educator, who is today remembered largely for her relationship with Charlotte Perkins Gilman, which was likely romantic. In her lifetime, Knapp was known as a fixture of the turn-of-the-century San Francisco Bay Area literary scene. An outspoken writer who often addressed controversial topics in her columns for The San Francisco Call, Knapp wrote on a wide range of subjects from livestock to the Annexation of Hawaii.
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