Project Gutenberg 2005-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 130 Goss, Charles Frederic 1852 1930 The Redemption of David Corson Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Audrey Longhurst, Charlie Kirschner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Redemption of David Corson" by Charles Frederic Goss is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in a tranquil valley in Ohio during the mid-19th century, focusing on David Corson, a young Quaker with mystical qualities, who grapples with profound spiritual experiences and the struggles that arise from his faith and encounters with contrasting worldviews. The opening portion of the novel introduces a picturesque setting where David Corson is immersed in the beauty of the natural world. The narrative captures a quiet moment in his life as he is interrupted by a call to dinner from a nearby farmhouse, highlighting the serene yet complex life he leads. David is depicted as a mystic who experiences vivid visions of divine communication, drawing the attention of a curious young boy, Stephen. The comfort of his pastoral existence is juxtaposed with the looming reality of temptation and external influences, foreshadowing the personal and spiritual challenges that David is destined to face. As he navigates his daily life filled with simple joys and profound encounters, the reader is drawn into the foundation of his character and the depth of his upcoming trials. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Society of Friends -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 631935 631786 2024-10-06T14:19:50.446518 2023-09-07T04:42:08.655664 text/html text/html 629690 2020-12-19T05:43:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 460129 2020-12-19T05:43:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 474330 2024-10-06T14:19:59.239460 application/epub+zip 483244 2024-10-06T14:19:51.609501 application/epub+zip 302320 2024-10-06T14:19:51.055513 application/epub+zip 678984 2024-10-06T14:20:05.373422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632535 2024-10-06T14:19:58.345468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452851 2022-09-07T18:00:47.493792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 599000 598899 2024-10-06T14:19:49.047498 2023-09-07T04:42:07.458660 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 598722 2020-12-19T05:43:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 232407 2020-12-19T05:43:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 598732 2020-12-19T05:43:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 232384 2020-12-19T05:43:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21702 2024-10-06T14:20:05.765404 application/rdf+xml 19447 2024-10-06T14:19:51.194485 image/jpeg 3081 2024-10-06T14:19:51.117487 image/jpeg 461088 2024-10-06T14:19:50.506495 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