A Country Idyl, and Other Stories by Sarah Knowles Bolton
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| Author | Bolton, Sarah Knowles, 1841-1916 |
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| LoC No. | c98000114 |
| Title | A Country Idyl, and Other Stories |
| Note | Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Contents | A country idyl -- The second time -- Fifteen thousand dollars -- The ring of gold -- Four letters -- Rewarded -- The unopened letter -- Three college students -- The Twilight Hour Society -- Slave Amy -- Like our neighbors -- Two at once -- The house-warming -- Hannah and Joe -- Burton Cone's reason -- Unsuitable -- Playing with hearts -- Duty -- Waify -- The black and tan -- The Christian hunter -- Love's Christmas gift -- An unfortunate sail -- A new kind of wedding -- Lost his place -- Struck it rich -- Food at the door -- How the dog tax was paid -- The story of Douglas |
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| Summary | "A Country Idyl, and Other Stories" by Sarah Knowles Bolton is a collection of short stories likely written in the late 19th century. The stories feature various characters navigating themes of love, loss, and societal expectations set against the backdrop of small-town life in New England. As the title suggests, the stories interweave rustic life with deeper emotional narratives, exploring human relationships and the choices individuals make. At the start of "A Country Idyl," we are introduced to the quiet town of Nineveh, where the miller Crandall and his wife live a content life until they adopt their niece, Nellie. The narrative contrasts Nellie's innocent affection for her childhood friend John Harding with her budding attention to a city youth, Byron Marshall, leading to a love triangle. John confesses his lifelong love for Nellie, setting the premise for heartache as she becomes entangled with the more worldly Byron, ultimately leading to complications that twist through themes of fidelity and societal acceptance. This opening portion establishes the characters’ relationships and foreshadows the emotional trials they will encounter in the pursuit of love and personal fulfillment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 49426 |
| Release Date | Jul 12, 2015 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 53 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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