영어로 읽는 고전 _ 에머슨 허프의 서부이야기
"The Sagebrusher"는 Emerson Hough가 1919년에 발표한 서부 소설로, 몬태나의 개척지를 배경으로 한 작품입니다.
이 소설은 Sim Gage라는 거칠지만 순박한 개척농부와 시각장애가 있는 동부 출신 여성 Mary Warren의 특별한 사랑 이야기를 다룹니다. '세이지브러셔(Sagebrusher)'는 세이지브러시(쑥)가 자라는 황야를 개간하는 개척자를 일컫는 말로, 서부 개척민의 삶을 상징합니다.
Hough는 이 작품에서 서로 다른 배경을 가진 두 인물의 만남을 통해, 진정한 사랑의 의미와 인간의 내면적 가치를 탐구합니다. 특히 육체적 한계를 넘어서는 영혼의 교감과 서부 개척지에서의 상호 의존적인 삶의 모습을 감동적으로 그려냅니다.
작품은 전형적인 서부 로맨스의 틀을 벗어나, 인간의 내면적 성장과 참된 사랑의 가치를 깊이 있게 다룹니다. 거친 서부의 자연환경과 그곳에서 피어나는 섬세한 감정의 대비를 통해, 인간 본연의 선함과 사랑의 힘을 효과적으로 전달한다는 평가를 받고 있습니다.

Classics in English _ The Sagebrusher _ A Story of the West by Emerson Hough
"The Sagebrusher" is a western novel published by Emerson Hough in 1919, set in the Montana frontier.
The novel deals with the special love story of Sim Gage, a rough but naive pioneer farmer, and Mary Warren, a blind woman from the East. 'Sagebrusher' refers to a pioneer who clears the wilderness where sagebrush grows, and symbolizes the life of a western pioneer.
In this work, Hough explores the meaning of true love and the inner value of human beings through the meeting of two characters with different backgrounds. In particular, it touchingly depicts the communion of souls that transcends physical limitations and the interdependent life on the western frontier.
The work goes beyond the typical western romance framework and deeply deals with the inner growth of human beings and the value of true love. It is evaluated as effectively conveying the inherent goodness of human beings and the power of love through the contrast of the rough natural environment of the West and the delicate emotions that bloom there.

Summary
"The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West" by Emerson Hough is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story explores themes of loneliness, companionship, and the harsh realities of life in the American West, centered on the character Sim Gage, a solitary rancher living in a dilapidated cabin. The narrative hints at Sim's desire for connection, suggesting that the arrival of a woman could transform his desolate existence. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Sim Gage and his friend Wid Gardner in a squalid cabin that reflects their bachelor lifestyles. Gardner criticizes the unkempt state of Sim's home, prompting a contemplative discussion about the absence of women in their lives. Sim expresses a yearning for companionship, which sets the stage for the surprising twist when Gardner decides to place an ad seeking a wife for Sim, sparking a chain of events that will bring change to their isolated existence. This opening establishes not only Sim's character and his mundane routines but also hints at the larger themes of longing and transformation that will unfold as the story progresses.

Contents
I. SIM GAGE AT HOME
II. WANTED: A WIFE
III. FIFTY-FIFTY
IV. HEARTS AFLAME
V. BEGGAR MAN?THIEF
VI. RICH MAN?POOR MAN
VII. CHIVALROUS; AND OF ABUNDANT MEANS
VIII. RIVAL CONSCIENCES
IX. THE HALT AND THE BLIND
X. NEIGHBORS
XI. THE COMPANY DOCTOR
XII. LEFT ALONE
XIII. THE SABCAT CAMP
XIV. THE MAN TRAIL
XV. THE SPECIES
XVI. THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE
XVII. SAGEBRUSHERS
XVIII. DONNA QUIXOTE
XIX. THE PLEDGE
XX. MAJOR ALLEN BARNES, M.D., PH.D.?AND SIM GAGE
XXI. WITH THIS RING
XXII. MRS. GAGE
XXIII. THE OUTLOOK
XXIV. ANNIE MOVES IN
XXV. ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE
XXVI. THE WAYS OF MR. GARDNER
XXVII. DORENWALD, CHIEF
XXVIII. A CHANGE OF BASE
XXIX. MARTIAL LAW
XXX. BEFORE DAWN
XXXI. THE BLIND SEE
XXXII. THE ENEMY
XXXIII. THE DAM
XXXIV. AFTER THE DELUGE
XXXV. ANNIE ANSWERS
XXXVI. MRS. DAVIDSON'S CONSCIENCE