Red Fleece

Red Fleece is a novel written by Will Levington Comfort, an American author and poet. The book was first published in 1912 and is set in the early 1900s. The story follows the life of a young man named John Barter, who is struggling to find his place in the world. Barter is a talented artist, but he is also a bit of a dreamer and has trouble focusing on practical matters.The book opens with Barter living in a boarding house in New York City. He is trying to make a living as an artist, but he is barely making ends meet. One day, he meets a wealthy woman named Mrs. Travers, who takes an interest in his work. She offers to sponsor him and help him become a successful artist.With Mrs. Travers' help, Barter begins to gain recognition in the art world. He meets other artists and becomes involved in the bohemian lifestyle of the time. However, he also becomes increasingly disillusioned with the art world and begins to question whether he truly wants to be a part of it.As Barter struggles with his identity and his place in the world, he also becomes involved in a romantic relationship with Mrs. Travers' daughter, Margaret. The relationship is complicated by the fact that Margaret is engaged to another man, but she is drawn to Barter's artistic passion and free-spirited nature.Throughout the book, Comfort explores themes of art, love, and identity. He paints a vivid picture of the bohemian lifestyle of early 20th century New York City and the struggles that young artists faced during that time. Overall, Red Fleece is a thought-provoking and engaging novel that offers a glimpse into a fascinating period in American history.He couldn't keep off the reality long. In every direction the murderous army--no song, no laugh, no human nature, no love, no work, but death. He was imprisoned. And somewhere near or far in the midst of such a chaos, was Berthe Wyndham. Could she live in this?.... Peter was suicidal, very close to that, a new thing to him. Queerly he realized that death would be easy for himself, simple, acceptable. For there was no escape. They would not let him go. There was no place that one could go out of the army. Not even the dead go back.... It would not be fair to her.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.