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Title: Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories

Note: Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Contents: Christmas Eve On Lonesome -- The Army Of The Callahan -- The Pardon Of Becky Day -- A Crisis For The Guard -- Christmas Night With Satan.

Credits: E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Dave Morgan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Summary: "Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories" by John Fox, Jr. is a collection of short stories published in the early 20th century that explores themes of love, vengeance, and the complexity of human emotions, all set against the backdrop of the Appalachian region. The opening story introduces a character named Buck, who contemplates his past filled with regret and a desire for revenge as he navigates a snowy landscape during Christmas Eve, only to be confronted by unexpected emotional ties that change the course of his intentions. The beginning of "Christmas Eve on Lonesome" sets a vivid scene as the reader is introduced to Buck, a man haunted by memories of betrayal and the loss of his family, as he prepares to confront an enemy he has longed to punish. As he rides through the snow, Buck’s thoughts drift from his vengeance to the light in his enemy's window, which reveals a painful connection to his past: the woman he loved, once thought to be lost to him, is now married to the man he blames for his suffering. As Buck witnesses a child playing in the warm light of that home, he is torn between his desire for retribution and the realization that love and forgiveness may be more potent than hate. This opening sets the tone for the emotional and moral dilemmas that run throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Fox, John, Jr., 1862-1919

Illustrator: Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay), 1875-1933

EBook No.: 10735

Published: Jan 1, 2004

Downloads: 159

Language: English

Subject: Mountain life -- Fiction

Subject: Cumberland Mountains -- Fiction

Subject: Kentucky -- Social life and customs -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:10735:2 2004-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Fox, John, Jr. en 1
2024-11-05T19:56:54Z Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories

This edition has images.

Title: Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories

Note: Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Contents: Christmas Eve On Lonesome -- The Army Of The Callahan -- The Pardon Of Becky Day -- A Crisis For The Guard -- Christmas Night With Satan.

Credits: E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Dave Morgan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Summary: "Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories" by John Fox, Jr. is a collection of short stories published in the early 20th century that explores themes of love, vengeance, and the complexity of human emotions, all set against the backdrop of the Appalachian region. The opening story introduces a character named Buck, who contemplates his past filled with regret and a desire for revenge as he navigates a snowy landscape during Christmas Eve, only to be confronted by unexpected emotional ties that change the course of his intentions. The beginning of "Christmas Eve on Lonesome" sets a vivid scene as the reader is introduced to Buck, a man haunted by memories of betrayal and the loss of his family, as he prepares to confront an enemy he has longed to punish. As he rides through the snow, Buck’s thoughts drift from his vengeance to the light in his enemy's window, which reveals a painful connection to his past: the woman he loved, once thought to be lost to him, is now married to the man he blames for his suffering. As Buck witnesses a child playing in the warm light of that home, he is torn between his desire for retribution and the realization that love and forgiveness may be more potent than hate. This opening sets the tone for the emotional and moral dilemmas that run throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Fox, John, Jr., 1862-1919

Illustrator: Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay), 1875-1933

EBook No.: 10735

Published: Jan 1, 2004

Downloads: 159

Language: English

Subject: Mountain life -- Fiction

Subject: Cumberland Mountains -- Fiction

Subject: Kentucky -- Social life and customs -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:10735:3 2004-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Fox, John, Jr. en 1