Project Gutenberg 2006-09-15 Public domain in the USA. 113 Townsend, George Alfred 1841 1914 Townsend, G. A. (George Alfred) Bouquet, Johnny Bohemian Days: Three American Tales Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Short novels: The rebel colony in Paris. Married abroad. The deaf man of Kensington -- Chords: Bohemia. Little Grisette. The pigeon girl. The dead Bohemian. Produced by Bethanne M. Simms, Dave Macfarlane and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Bohemian Days: Three American Tales" by George Alfred Townsend is a collection of narrative tales likely written in the late 19th century. The book explores the lives and experiences of Southern expatriates who have fled to Paris during the Civil War, highlighting their struggles with poverty, gambling, and loss of identity. The central characters including Mr. Auburn Risque and Mr. Pisgah experience a descent from previous wealth to desperation as they navigate their new lives in a foreign city. The opening of the collection begins with a glimpse into the lives of seven exiled characters who find themselves in a dilapidated tenement in Paris. They engage in games of chance, particularly roulette, in a desperate attempt to regain their former fortunes. It is evident that they are deeply affected by their circumstances, nostalgic for the past when they enjoyed wealth and social standing back in the South. The atmosphere is heavy with despair and hopelessness, punctuated by their interactions and the somber acknowledgment of one character's death, which serves as a grim reminder of their precarious situation and the fragility of life. Through the characters' conversations and reflections, Townsend effectively sets the stage for exploring themes of identity, loss, and the pursuit of hope amidst adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Browsing: Fiction 444896 444897 2024-10-08T12:30:30.259198 2023-09-09T03:53:56.769981 text/html text/html 451936 2006-09-15T16:09:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 171546 2006-09-15T16:09:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 277085 2024-10-08T12:30:42.031140 application/epub+zip 281333 2024-10-08T12:30:34.581186 application/epub+zip 254290 2024-10-08T12:30:32.893167 application/epub+zip 529413 2024-10-08T12:30:47.162110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481310 2024-10-08T12:30:40.607169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385271 2022-09-09T08:41:39.681631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404601 404495 2024-10-08T12:30:28.902181 2023-09-09T03:53:55.659985 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 404444 2006-09-15T16:09:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 161952 2006-09-15T16:09:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 404435 2006-09-15T16:09:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 161859 2006-09-15T16:09:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22106 2024-10-08T12:30:47.328087 application/rdf+xml 17701 2024-10-08T12:30:33.483158 image/jpeg 4189 2024-10-08T12:30:33.190160 image/jpeg 262209 2024-10-08T12:30:30.298202 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