Project Gutenberg 2004-11-17 Public domain in the USA. 81 Page, Thomas Nelson 1853 1922 Gordon Keith Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Rick Niles, Kat Jeter, Charlie Kirschner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Gordon Keith" by Thomas Nelson Page is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story begins with Gordon Keith, the son of a general and gentleman who struggles with the ramifications of losing his family's plantation after the Civil War. As Gordon navigates the challenges of his new life, he reflects on the past, his father's ideals of gentility, and the contrast between their former wealth and the current struggles. The opening of the novel introduces us to Gordon's life before and during the upheaval caused by the war. It paints a vivid picture of the plantation life at Elphinstone, detailing Gordon's relationships with his parents and his childhood memories. The narrative explores themes of loss and resilience, illustrating both his father's steadfastness and the boy's youthful yearnings for adventure and military glory. As the story unfolds, it sets the stage for Gordon's transition from an idyllic upbringing to confronting the harsh realities of life after the war, foreshadowing his quest for purpose and identity amidst the remnants of a once-grand legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Young men -- Fiction Southern States -- History -- 1865-1877 -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1050213 1043485 2024-10-06T11:09:22.810245 2023-10-06T11:39:34.338925 text/html text/html 1037010 2020-12-18T16:42:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1239880 2020-12-18T16:42:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1277740 2024-10-06T11:09:35.598198 application/epub+zip 1292088 2024-10-06T11:09:24.252544 application/epub+zip 472865 2024-10-06T11:09:23.469249 application/epub+zip 1581415 2024-10-06T11:09:44.341154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1528737 2024-10-06T11:09:34.663283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 716486 2022-09-07T14:24:11.220123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 998357 998251 2024-10-06T11:09:18.550301 2023-10-06T11:39:30.483965 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 998087 2020-12-18T16:42:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 371817 2020-12-18T16:42:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 998094 2020-12-18T16:42:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 371768 2020-12-18T16:42:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21855 2024-10-06T11:09:44.501120 application/rdf+xml 22011 2024-10-06T11:09:23.615242 image/jpeg 3415 2024-10-06T11:09:23.541278 image/jpeg 1240779 2024-10-06T11:09:22.929257 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