Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 117 Brand, Max 1892 1944 Faust, Frederick Schiller Frederick, John The Night Horseman Reading ease score: 89.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Night Horseman" by Max Brand is a novel written in the early 20th century, around 1920. The story revolves around Randall Byrne, a highly educated and introspective doctor who finds himself navigating the rugged life of the American frontier. As he grapples with unusual challenges related to his patient, old Joe Cumberland, the narrative introduces themes of love, loss, and the complexities of human connection through the interactions of Byrne, Kate Cumberland, and the enigmatic figure known as Whistling Dan. The opening of "The Night Horseman" introduces us to Randall Byrne, a brilliant but frail doctor who is characterized by his profound intellect and lack of practical experience in the rugged realities of frontier life. As he settles into the town of Elkhead, he receives an urgent call from Kate Cumberland, whose father is gravely ill. The doctor's initial reluctance vanishes as he senses the gravity of the situation and the emotional weight tied to it. Following Kate into the wilderness, Byrne becomes embroiled in the enigmatic circumstances surrounding old Joe's decline, marked by a strange connection to a mysterious man named Whistling Dan, a figure wrapped in local legend and suspense. The stage is set for a gripping tale of psychological tension, interspersed with the stark beauty and harsh realities of life on the frontier. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories PS Text Western Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 580979 580887 2024-10-05T17:54:51.366784 2023-10-06T05:27:20.253525 text/html text/html 580972 580880 2024-10-05T17:54:51.921806 2023-10-06T05:27:20.468552 text/html text/html 281867 2024-10-05T17:55:02.068728 application/epub+zip 289645 2024-10-05T17:54:55.026778 application/epub+zip 289647 2024-10-05T17:54:52.932800 application/epub+zip 508441 2024-10-05T17:55:07.599719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462221 2024-10-05T17:55:00.952781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440231 2022-09-06T20:43:39.639262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523095 523055 2024-10-05T17:54:50.491320 2023-10-06T05:27:19.781536 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 524510 2020-12-14T22:50:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199308 2020-12-14T22:50:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19118 2024-10-05T17:55:08.267914 application/rdf+xml 12103 2024-10-05T17:54:54.081779 image/jpeg 3273 2024-10-05T17:54:53.561796 image/jpeg 277747 2024-10-05T17:54:51.969808 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