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Streszczenie książki Głos na pustkowiu
- 8 min czytania
- 10 parts
- Nagranie wkrótce
A young teacher steps off a train into the Arizona night and finds herself alone beside a water tank.
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Głos na pustkowiu — najważniejsze informacje
Streszczenie: 8 min czytania
- Czas czytania
- Około 6 h 40 min5 h 20 min fast, 8 h slow
- Długość
- Liczba słów: 95 500
- Poziom trudności w bibliotece
- Średni longer sentences, everyday words
- Pierwsze wydanie
- 1916by Grace Livingston Hill
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Głos na pustkowiu in short
A young teacher gets off a train too soon and meets the Arizona night alone. A rough camp and a handsome stranger take her in, and she carries her faith into a school full of troublemakers, a boardinghouse with a false preacher and a bunkhouse of men who have forgotten gentleness. Her kindness changes people, from Bud and Mom Wallis to Lance Gardley himself.
What Głos na pustkowiu is about
What would you do if a train left you behind in the dark, miles from anywhere, with coyotes howling in the distance? That is how Margaret Earle begins her new life in A Voice in the Wilderness. She is a minister's daughter from New York State, hired to teach at a school in Ashland, Arizona.
Grace Livingston Hill tells the story with warm humor and a deep love for the desert sky. Margaret meets cowboys, outlaws, a doubting preacher and a lonely camp woman with courtesy, quick wit and a faith she lives out in plain ordinary acts. You get the main scenes, the people who matter and the ideas under the plot.
Dla kogo. You will enjoy this book if you like heartfelt romance, Western scenery and a heroine who wins people with kindness. It suits readers who love a faith-filled story and big skies.
The story in 10 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
A missed station leaves Margaret alone in the desert
Margaret Earle gets off the train at a stop in the night, sure it is Ashland. No one helps her down. She slips on the cinders and cuts her wrist. Then the engine lurches forward, and the train runs off without her.
The stop was only a pause to fill the engine with water. Margaret finds herself on a bare plain with no building and no light. Then she hears coyotes howling. Her Latin and mathematics are no use now, so she turns to her wits. She ties her sash to her suitcase and to her wrist, and climbs the spikes of the water tank.
High on the roof she sits down, shaking, and thanks God she is safe. Then she notices the sky. The stars are larger and brighter than any she has seen. Fear and wonder arrive together. A frightened person who still looks up at the stars has already begun to be brave.
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A rough rider and a mysterious Kid come to her aid
A rider answers her call.
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Eight rough men in a bunkhouse fall under her spell
The bunkhouse is a log room lit by two smoky lanterns.
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Ashland welcomes her with a boardinghouse and a false minister
Margaret boards with Mrs. Tanner, who talks without pausing, and Mr. Tanner, who is kind and mild.
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Margaret wins her wild school without raising her voice
Before the first day, Bud tells Margaret about her pupils.
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The bunkhouse men teach the Reverend West a lesson
West decides to preach in the schoolhouse on the Dynamics of Altruism.
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Kindness shows Mom Wallis the glory meant for her
Margaret sends Mom Wallis a lace collar and a little book of Browning poems, with lines about growing old marked for her.
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A school play raises a piano and sets a trap
A Midsummer Night's Dream is Margaret's choice for the school entertainment.
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Faith here is lived out, not argued over
The book is clear about what it values.
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The tale is told with sky, song, and warm humor
Landscape carries much of the meaning.
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- Margaret Earle A minister's daughter and new teacher at Ashland, she wants to do good in the West and wins people with courage and kindness.
- Lance Gardley Known as the Kid, an educated young man who ran west from a failure and now hopes to make good again.
- Bud Tanner The landlady's loyal fourteen-year-old son, a boy who adores his new teacher and wants to protect her.
- Mom Wallis The tired, long-suffering woman at the bunkhouse camp, who longs to feel young and valued once more.
- Jasper Kemp The sturdy Scottish leader of the bunkhouse men, who has a keen eye and a firm sense of right and wrong.
- Frederick West A vain, fair-haired preacher who boards with the Tanners, denies the old faith and wants the new teacher's attention.
- Rosa Rogers The rich cattleman's pretty, spoiled daughter, who rules the schoolroom and resents the teacher who will not give in to her.
- Archie Forsythe A smooth newcomer from the fort who charms girls for his own amusement and fears Gardley.
How it ends (spoiler)
Margaret is rescued, and she and Gardley marry in the schoolhouse after he has repaired his past. Rosa, who has caused so much trouble, comes home humbled. Gardley's fortune is restored, and he imagines a home for Margaret, journeys East and better equipment for her school. The couple board a train under the stars, and Margaret names her mountain.
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Pytania o Głos na pustkowiu
What is A Voice in the Wilderness about?
It follows Margaret Earle, a minister's daughter from the East, who goes to teach in Ashland, Arizona. Stranded in the desert, she is rescued by a mysterious young man and goes on to change a school, a camp and herself.
Who is the Kid in A Voice in the Wilderness?
The Kid is Lance Gardley, a young Easterner living among rough cowhands at a bunkhouse camp. He is educated and well mannered, he carries a hidden regret, and he rescues Margaret on her first night.
Is A Voice in the Wilderness a true story?
No, it is a novel by Grace Livingston Hill, set in the American Southwest in the early years of the twentieth century. The places, such as Keams Canyon and the Hopi village of Walpi, are real, but the characters are invented.
What does the title A Voice in the Wilderness mean?
The title echoes a phrase from the Bible about a voice calling in the desert. In the book it refers to Margaret's faith and example in a rough land, and to a call that is heard when someone is lost.
Is A Voice in the Wilderness easy to read?
Yes, in the sense that matters. The language is plain and the chapters move briskly from scene to scene. The people are lively, the dialogue is natural, and the humor and desert setting keep the story clear and welcoming.
Zacytuj to wydanie
Hill, Grace Livingston. A Voice in the Wilderness. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/a-voice-in-the-wilderness.
Hill, G. L. (2026). A voice in the wilderness. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/a-voice-in-the-wilderness (Original work published 1916)
Hill, Grace Livingston. A Voice in the Wilderness. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/a-voice-in-the-wilderness.
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