Project Gutenberg 2005-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 189 Dunbar, Paul Laurence 1872 1906 Kemble, E. W. (Edward Windsor) 1861 1933 Kemble, Edward Windsor Kemble, E. W. (Edward Winsor) The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories The strength of Gideon -- Mammy Peggy's pride -- Viney's free papers -- The fruitful sleeping of the Rev. Elisha Edwards -- The ingrate -- The case of 'Ca'line -- The finish of Patsy Barners -- One man's fortunes -- Jim's probation -- Uncle Simon's Sundays out -- Mr. Cornelius Johnson, office-seeker -- An old-time Christmas -- A mess of pottage -- The trustfulness of Polly -- The tragedy at Three Forks -- The finding of Zach -- Johnsonham, junior -- The faith cure man -- A council of state -- Silas Jackson. E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Pilar Somoza, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories" by Paul Laurence Dunbar is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The stories explore themes of African American life, the struggle for identity, love, and the quest for freedom, often centering around characters who navigate the complexities of life in a racially divided society. The opening of the collection introduces the titular story, "The Strength of Gideon," where we meet Gideon, a young boy born to Cassie, whose birth was heralded by a powerful sermon that deeply inspired her. As a child, Gideon exhibits a sense of responsibility and moral leadership, reminiscent of biblical heroes. His noble character shines through as he navigates his childhood, filled with the burdens of expectation. The opening sets the stage for Gideon's development, his relationship with his mother, and the challenges he will face in a world marked by the struggle for dignity and freedom, foreshadowing both personal and societal conflicts that will unfold throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en African Americans -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 389758 389839 2024-09-07T07:13:41.268830 2023-09-07T08:56:17.502669 text/html text/html 404943 2020-12-14T12:53:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 655706 2020-12-14T12:53:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 697361 2024-09-07T07:13:49.019781 application/epub+zip 694875 2024-09-07T07:13:43.086841 application/epub+zip 211027 2024-09-07T07:13:42.015813 application/epub+zip 891383 2024-09-07T07:13:53.550762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 858957 2024-09-07T07:13:47.978805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381764 2022-09-08T00:14:13.835390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354715 354624 2024-09-07T07:13:40.225849 2023-09-07T08:56:16.436680 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 354932 2020-12-14T12:53:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 140356 2020-12-14T12:53:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 354939 2020-12-14T12:53:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140350 2020-12-14T12:53:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21539 2024-09-07T07:13:53.699754 application/rdf+xml 14443 2024-09-07T07:13:42.377813 image/jpeg 3443 2024-09-07T07:13:42.195840 image/jpeg 704370 2024-09-07T07:13:41.318808 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 en.wikipedia