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The shotgun princess

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A large, pie-loving brother keeps his younger sister at home with a loaded double-barreled shotgun to deter suitors while she remains domestic, amiable, and prized for her cooking. A determined newcomer persistently courts her and repeatedly encounters the brother’s blockade, culminating in a tense kitchen confrontation where the suitor refuses to be driven off and calmly tests the strength of the threat. The narrative concentrates on that single domestic scene, mixing rural humor and romantic tension while exploring possessiveness, social propriety, and the awkward rituals of courtship.

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Title: The shotgun princess

Author: William Merriam Rouse

Release date: August 5, 2023 [eBook #71349]

Language: English

Original publication: New York: Street & Smith Corporation, 1926

Credits: Roger Frank and Sue Clark

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THE SHOTGUN PRINCESS

By William Merriam Rouse
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