Project Gutenberg 2007-09-21 Public domain in the USA. 57 Bellamy, Edward 1850 1898 Hooking Watermelons 1898 Produced by David Widger "Hooking Watermelons" by Edward Bellamy is a novel written in the late 19th century. It tells the story of Arthur Steele, a young lawyer who returns to his hometown of Fairfield, bringing with him a sense of nostalgia and connections to family and childhood friends. The narrative explores themes of community, youthful innocence, and the complexities of social relations, especially as they manifest in the interactions of the characters. The story primarily follows Arthur's visit home, where he encounters his family, particularly his younger sister Amy, who is facing social challenges at school. Amidst this, Arthur devises a plan to catch watermelon thieves that leads to an unexpected encounter with Lina Maynard, a girl from the nearby seminary. Their interaction, initiated in a comedic yet tense situation of accidental "theft," unfolds into a charming exploration of character growth and understanding between social classes as, ultimately, both Arthur and Lina learn from their experiences and develop a bond that hints at a burgeoning relationship. The plot weaves together humor and a social commentary on the perceptions of innocence and morality within a small-town context, culminating in a delightful resolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 74992 75001 2024-09-10T04:50:05.053811 2023-09-10T08:22:22.699908 text/html text/html 72563 2021-01-26T02:00:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 26733 2021-01-26T02:00:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 78536 2024-09-10T04:50:08.327812 application/epub+zip 77547 2024-09-10T04:50:06.307822 application/epub+zip 77547 2024-09-10T04:50:05.534803 application/epub+zip 188364 2024-09-10T04:50:09.875782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181099 2024-09-10T04:50:07.812816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184252 2022-09-10T14:48:01.706713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62564 2024-09-10T04:50:04.842797 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63060 2018-03-08T06:15:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 25190 2018-03-19T05:50:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 62497 2007-09-21T16:20:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25080 2007-09-21T16:20:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19735 2024-09-10T04:50:10.002774 application/rdf+xml 15101 2024-09-10T04:50:05.863826 image/jpeg 3839 2024-09-10T04:50:05.696916 image/jpeg 79504 2024-09-10T04:50:05.061801 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