Project Gutenberg 2006-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 74 Hudson, W. H. (William Henry) 1841 1922 Hudson, William Henry Harford, Henry Dead Man's Plack and an Old Thorn Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Susan Skinner, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Dead Man's Plack and an Old Thorn" by W. H. Hudson is a narrative work written in the early 20th century. This text intertwines themes of history and nature, focusing on the events surrounding King Edgar and his friend Athelwold, set against the backdrop of the English countryside and its rich folklore. The book explores complex characters navigating their emotions, loyalties, and the consequences of their desires. The opening of "Dead Man's Plack and an Old Thorn" introduces a reflective protagonist who recounts his fascination with the insect life in Harewood Forest, while also being haunted by the historical tragedy involving King Edgar and Earl Athelwold. As the protagonist shares the story of King Edgar, he contrasts personal observations of nature with historical events, delving into themes of memory, tradition, and human folly. The narrative begins to unfold the relationship between King Edgar and the Earl as Edgar's desire for a beautiful woman complicates their friendship, foreshadowing tension and conflict that intertwine personal and political stakes. This blend of personal narrative and historical retelling sets the stage for a deeper exploration of characters and their motivations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ælfthryth, queen consort of Edgar, 945?-1000 PR Text Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature 226947 226956 2024-10-08T14:27:25.281326 2023-09-09T05:18:51.268644 text/html text/html 224480 2006-11-01T06:45:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 198150 2006-11-01T06:45:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 271782 2024-10-08T14:27:32.325320 application/epub+zip 271957 2024-10-08T14:27:28.620350 application/epub+zip 149009 2024-10-08T14:27:27.303336 application/epub+zip 412596 2024-10-08T14:27:35.154496 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391286 2024-10-08T14:27:31.427314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250856 2022-09-09T10:37:56.966720 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215625 215527 2024-10-08T14:27:24.700333 2023-09-09T05:18:50.887651 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 215583 2006-11-01T06:45:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 82288 2006-11-01T06:45:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 215575 2006-11-01T06:45:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 82267 2006-11-01T06:45:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21321 2024-10-08T14:27:35.315467 application/rdf+xml 12983 2024-10-08T14:27:27.872351 image/jpeg 3182 2024-10-08T14:27:27.589349 image/jpeg 276558 2024-10-08T14:27:25.310336 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