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Title: Kindred of the Dust
Note: Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Stephen Schulze and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Kindred of the Dust" by Peter B. Kyne is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around Hector McKaye, a successful lumber magnate known as "The Laird of Tyee," and his family dynamics, especially focusing on his son Donald. As Hector navigates the challenges of wealth, family expectations, and moral dilemmas, the novel explores themes of social status, personal integrity, and community ties in a small lumber town. The opening of the novel introduces us to Hector McKaye, who watches his ships return to port from the cliffs above the town of Port Agnew, which he helped establish. Through Hector's character, we see his ambitions and dreams, particularly for his son Donald, who is in high school and yet to carve out his own identity. The narrative sets a contrasting backdrop with the introduction of Caleb Brent and his daughter Nan, who live modestly on the Sawdust Pile, a contested land in Port Agnew. As Donald grapples with his heritage and societal expectations, the opening hints at the future interactions between him and Nan Brent, setting up potential conflicts and relationships that will be pivotal as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard), 1880-1957
Illustrator: Cornwell, Dean, 1892-1960
EBook No.: 13532
Published: Sep 26, 2004
Downloads: 111
Language: English
Subject: Love stories
Subject: Children of the rich -- Fiction
Subject: Washington (State) -- Fiction
Subject: Lumber trade -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Kindred of the Dust
Note: Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Stephen Schulze and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Kindred of the Dust" by Peter B. Kyne is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around Hector McKaye, a successful lumber magnate known as "The Laird of Tyee," and his family dynamics, especially focusing on his son Donald. As Hector navigates the challenges of wealth, family expectations, and moral dilemmas, the novel explores themes of social status, personal integrity, and community ties in a small lumber town. The opening of the novel introduces us to Hector McKaye, who watches his ships return to port from the cliffs above the town of Port Agnew, which he helped establish. Through Hector's character, we see his ambitions and dreams, particularly for his son Donald, who is in high school and yet to carve out his own identity. The narrative sets a contrasting backdrop with the introduction of Caleb Brent and his daughter Nan, who live modestly on the Sawdust Pile, a contested land in Port Agnew. As Donald grapples with his heritage and societal expectations, the opening hints at the future interactions between him and Nan Brent, setting up potential conflicts and relationships that will be pivotal as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard), 1880-1957
Illustrator: Cornwell, Dean, 1892-1960
EBook No.: 13532
Published: Sep 26, 2004
Downloads: 111
Language: English
Subject: Love stories
Subject: Children of the rich -- Fiction
Subject: Washington (State) -- Fiction
Subject: Lumber trade -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.