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 Project Gutenberg 2006-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 79 Craddock, Charles Egbert 1850 1922 Dembry, R. Emmett Murfree, Mary Noailles Duer, Douglas 1887 1964 The Ordeal: A Mountain Romance of Tennessee Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Ordeal: A Mountain Romance of Tennessee" by Charles Egbert Craddock is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the picturesque backdrop of the Great Smoky Mountains, it intricately weaves themes of love, regret, and the complexities of human relationships. Central to the narrative are Edward Briscoe and his cousin Julian Bayne, whose past connection with the alluring Lillian Royston brings tension and unresolved feelings to the forefront. The opening of the novel introduces us to a serene yet somber atmosphere in the Briscoe's mountain bungalow, highlighting the unsettling sense of solitude and the anticipation of autumnal splendor. Edward Briscoe is nervously awaiting his cousin Julian, who arrives unexpectedly, triggering an awkward conversation about a shared past with Lillian, his now-widowed former fiancée. The tension escalates as both men navigate their feelings surrounding Lillian’s presence during this season of reflection, foreshadowing emotional confrontations that arise from their intertwined histories. As their discussion unfolds, Briscoe reveals that Lillian is visiting, bringing an unavoidable nostalgia and unease that permeates the environment, setting the stage for the forthcoming drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mountain life -- Fiction Tennessee -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 269146 269010 2024-09-08T13:37:23.561401 2023-09-09T05:42:50.860571 text/html text/html 269136 2006-11-13T00:36:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 242040 2006-11-13T00:36:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 309314 2024-09-08T13:37:28.880392 application/epub+zip 311829 2024-09-08T13:37:25.248364 application/epub+zip 168904 2024-09-08T13:37:24.178382 application/epub+zip 504525 2024-09-08T13:37:31.844361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488993 2024-09-08T13:37:28.253364 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260672 2022-09-09T11:12:57.756959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259499 259307 2024-09-08T13:37:23.154359 2023-09-09T05:42:50.496602 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 259313 2006-11-13T00:36:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 103134 2006-11-13T00:36:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 259306 2006-11-13T00:36:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 103098 2006-11-13T00:36:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21279 2024-09-08T13:37:31.986312 application/rdf+xml 18714 2024-09-08T13:37:24.535358 image/jpeg 4152 2024-09-08T13:37:24.359358 image/jpeg 308933 2024-09-08T13:37:23.593357 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia