Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 118 Beach, Rex 1877 1949 Beach, Rex Ellingwood Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Laughing Bill Hyde -- The north wind's malice -- His stock in trade -- With bridges burned -- With interest to date -- The cub reporter -- Out of the night -- The real and the make-believe -- Running Elk -- The moon, the maid, and the winged shoes -- Flesh. E-text prepared by Kevin Handy, Dave Maddock, Josephine Paolucci, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories" by Rex Beach is a collection of short stories, written in the early 20th century. The initial story features the titular character, Bill Hyde, a recently released convict from Deer Lodge Penitentiary. Struggling with his past, Bill finds himself returning to crime as he attempts to start anew in the American West, where he grapples with moral dilemmas and his growing friendship with a doctor named Evan Thomas. At the start of the collection, Laughing Bill Hyde's transition from a prisoner to a fugitive unfolds, showcasing his dark humor and knack for criminal activities. Upon his release, he initially tries to elude his past but quickly returns to thievery, first robbing a citizen and then stealing a payroll from a small-town custodian. His journey continues as he navigates various towns and ultimately makes his way to Alaska, where he encounters Doctor Thomas, who attempts to reform him. The opening portion introduces significant themes of friendship, identity, and the struggles of reintegrating into society after imprisonment, setting the stage for Bill's adventures and the complex relationships he forms along the way. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Short stories Western stories PS Text Western Movie Books Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 582472 582310 2024-10-05T09:52:07.664459 2023-10-05T09:33:35.554329 text/html text/html 582465 582303 2024-10-05T09:52:08.058447 2023-10-05T09:33:35.776331 text/html text/html 305982 2024-10-05T09:52:18.420386 application/epub+zip 314366 2024-10-05T09:52:11.616434 application/epub+zip 290034 2024-10-05T09:52:10.281411 application/epub+zip 535922 2024-10-05T09:52:23.429373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504694 2024-10-05T09:52:17.534410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477539 2022-09-06T03:30:28.560499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528783 528674 2024-10-05T09:52:07.164506 2023-10-05T09:33:35.131328 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 529931 2020-12-25T22:40:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 209551 2020-12-25T22:40:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 529925 2020-12-25T22:40:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 209493 2020-12-25T22:40:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21912 2024-10-05T09:52:23.560353 application/rdf+xml 13207 2024-10-05T09:52:10.822425 image/jpeg 3171 2024-10-05T09:52:10.550445 image/jpeg 303223 2024-10-05T09:52:08.107474 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia