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Shavings

Joseph C. Lincoln · 1918 · Romance, Drama & Literary

Cape Cod, 1918. Jed Winslow — dreamy maker of toy windmills, forever muttering to himself — passes for the town's simpleton. But when a young widow and a runaway romance land on his doorstep, the 'foolish' whittler proves the wisest, kindest heart in the village.

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This edition

Title
Shavings
Author
Joseph C. Lincoln (1870–1944)
First published
1918
Illustrated plates
62 original artworks · 22 open to everyone
Chapters
22 · about 112,361 words
Reading time
7 h 29 min
Language
EN
Formats
Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
Publisher
LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
On LitLab since
July 2026
Rights
Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.

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