Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 66 Eggleston, Edward 1837 1902 The Mystery of Metropolisville Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by John Hagerson, Rick Niles, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Mystery of Metropolisville" by Edward Eggleston is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story focuses on the fluctuating fortunes of the fictional town of Metropolisville as it grapples with themes of ambition, community life, and human relationships amidst the backdrop of American society. The main character, Albert Charlton, a young student, finds himself navigating personal and social challenges while developing feelings for his sister's friend, Katy. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Metropolisville, once a bustling frontier town that has since fallen into decay. The book begins with a reflection on the town's once-vibrant life, now reduced to memories and agricultural fields. The reader meets Whisky Jim, a stagecoach driver, who offers a glimpse of the local culture and attitudes of the time during his interaction with a scholarly passenger, Charlton. This opening sets the stage for the exploration of human nature, social dynamics, and the impact of changing times on personal lives and relationships in a growing America. As the story unfolds, Charlton's growing affection for the sweet-natured Katy and his observations on her interactions with Westcott, a dubious suitor, hint at the complex interplay of love and society that will be central to the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 512245 512116 2024-10-05T16:35:42.326920 2023-10-06T04:25:53.710112 text/html text/html 512238 512109 2024-10-05T16:35:42.601915 2023-10-06T04:25:53.897118 text/html text/html 271134 2024-10-05T16:35:51.313909 application/epub+zip 276835 2024-10-05T16:35:45.774918 application/epub+zip 264759 2024-10-05T16:35:44.519930 application/epub+zip 472389 2024-10-05T16:35:55.973861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431705 2024-10-05T16:35:50.487927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402683 2022-09-06T19:14:15.628423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477393 477315 2024-10-05T16:35:41.914914 2023-10-06T04:25:53.414102 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 478699 2020-12-14T18:50:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 185572 2020-12-14T18:50:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 478690 2020-12-14T18:50:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 185530 2020-12-14T18:50:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20929 2024-10-05T16:35:56.107835 application/rdf+xml 11327 2024-10-05T16:35:45.052916 image/jpeg 2761 2024-10-05T16:35:44.787897 image/jpeg 266244 2024-10-05T16:35:42.645916 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