Project Gutenberg 2006-01-28 Public domain in the USA. 80 Westcott, Edward Noyes 1847 1898 David Harum A Story of American Life Reading ease score: 85.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by David Garcia, Janet B, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "David Harum" by Edward Noyes Westcott is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set primarily in central New York, it vividly portrays rural American life through the lens of its main character, David Harum, a horse-trading banker with a unique blend of cleverness, humor, and humanity. The story intricately weaves in elements of love and lessons on human nature, making it a rich exploration of character and community. The opening of "David Harum" introduces us to David as he enjoys a meal with his sister, Aunt Polly Bixbee, revealing his quirky personality through humorous dialogue and his straightforward observations about life. We learn that he has decided to bring a young man named John Lenox from New York to assist him following a letter of recommendation. Aunt Polly's concern about the arrangement provides insight into their familial dynamic, while David's humorous reflections about horse trading hint at the story's underlying themes of human relations and moral complexity in rural business. This opening sets the stage for David's interactions with the people of his community, highlighting his distinctive character and the world he navigates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New York (State) -- Fiction Bankers -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 651187 650997 2024-10-08T04:01:14.280106 2023-09-08T06:29:12.023351 text/html text/html 662187 2006-01-28T15:37:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 239035 2006-01-28T15:38:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 330412 2024-10-08T04:01:26.402004 application/epub+zip 336289 2024-10-08T04:01:18.255081 application/epub+zip 316277 2024-10-08T04:01:16.657071 application/epub+zip 597364 2024-10-08T04:01:32.670027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535801 2024-10-08T04:01:25.140007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505142 2022-09-08T12:03:05.865528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600209 600122 2024-10-08T04:01:12.654155 2023-09-08T06:29:10.473322 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 600027 2006-01-28T15:33:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 226854 2006-01-28T15:33:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 600035 2006-01-28T15:33:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226828 2006-01-28T15:33:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21657 2024-10-08T04:01:32.811987 application/rdf+xml 13910 2024-10-08T04:01:17.238062 image/jpeg 3602 2024-10-08T04:01:16.953167 image/jpeg 310370 2024-10-08T04:01:14.334133 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