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By the Shores of Silver Lake

Laura Ingalls Wilder
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historical fiction frontier family saga past tense third limited POV ~255 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

nostalgic whimsical heartwarming

A hopeful historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 75
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 20
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 65
externalintrospective
Ending 80
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 70%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count63,820
Page count~255 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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