Project Gutenberg 2007-01-24 Public domain in the USA. 54 Stuart, Ruth McEnery 1856 1917 Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches Moriah's mourning -- An optical dilemma -- The second Mrs. Slimm -- Apollo Belvedere. A Christmas episode of the plantation -- Nearest of kin (On the plantation) -- The deacon's medicine -- Two gentlemen of leisure -- The Rev. Jordan White's three glances -- Lady. A monologue of the cow-pen -- A pulpit orator -- An Easter symbol. A monologue of the plantation -- Christmas at the Trimbles' -- A minor chord. Produced by Audrey Longhurst and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches" by Ruth McEnery Stuart is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The sketches revolve around life in the plantation communities, focusing on the humorous and poignant experiences of African American characters, particularly reflecting on their customs, relationships, and societal norms. The opening story introduces Moriah, a widow who, despite her recent loss, becomes the topic of lively gossip when she announces her intention to remarry just a month after her husband's death. At the start of the collection, the stage is set through Moriah's character, who embodies a strong sense of individuality and resilience. The narrative follows her decision to marry Pete, a widower, emphasizing the community's reactions to her quick transition from mourning to new beginnings. Moriah’s pragmatic and humorous approach to grief reveals the nuanced dynamics of love, loss, and social expectations among the plantation folk. The blend of humor and social commentary in these opening pages suggests that the collection will explore deeper themes of mortality, relationship dynamics, and cultural practices in a light-hearted yet insightful manner. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Louisiana -- Social life and customs -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Plantation life -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 249569 249012 2024-09-09T05:21:16.729303 2023-09-09T08:05:07.378625 text/html text/html 249823 2007-01-24T15:59:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 657714 2007-01-24T16:01:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 922844 2024-09-09T05:21:22.666296 application/epub+zip 926599 2024-09-09T05:21:18.671307 application/epub+zip 163222 2024-09-09T05:21:17.469305 application/epub+zip 1113040 2024-09-09T05:21:25.671253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1095595 2024-09-09T05:21:21.927271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336654 2022-08-09T11:51:07.841446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231475 231387 2024-09-09T05:21:16.067328 2023-09-09T08:05:06.736558 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 231384 2007-01-24T15:59:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 94522 2007-01-24T16:01:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 231375 2007-01-24T15:59:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 94486 2007-01-24T16:01:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21465 2024-09-09T05:21:25.811289 application/rdf+xml 17908 2024-09-09T05:21:17.830309 image/jpeg 3900 2024-09-09T05:21:17.649305 image/jpeg 727462 2024-09-09T05:21:16.777300 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