Project Gutenberg 2007-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 83 Page, Thomas Nelson 1853 1922 The Spectre In The Cart 1908 Produced by David Widger "The Spectre In The Cart" by Thomas Nelson Page is a historical fiction novel written in the early 20th century. Set in the post-Civil War American South, the book explores themes of political tension, racial conflict, and the consequences of violence within communities. It centers around the philosophical and supernatural reflections of Stokeman, who recounts a gruesome tale that intertwines a murder investigation with elements of the uncanny. The story unfolds as Stokeman reminisces about a politically charged time in his county, where the tensions between whites and newly freed blacks reach a boiling point. Following the election, a well-liked farmer, John Halloway, and his wife are brutally murdered, leading to suspicion falling upon an old darky, Joel Turnell, and his son Absalom. As Stokeman navigates his role as the prosecutor, he grapples with the weight of justice, personal guilt, and the repercussions of mob mentality when old Joel is lynched by a vengeful crowd. The climax culminates in a haunting experience for Stokeman when he witnesses the spectres of both Joel and Absalom, leaving him with the sobering realization of the moral complexities surrounding crime and punishment in a divided society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories African Americans -- Fiction Southern States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 74390 74399 2024-09-10T08:03:00.404080 2023-09-10T11:12:39.531060 text/html text/html 71369 2021-01-26T02:32:51 text/html; charset=utf-8 25733 2021-01-26T02:32:51 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 73200 2024-09-10T08:03:03.482087 application/epub+zip 72207 2024-09-10T08:03:01.559087 application/epub+zip 72207 2024-09-10T08:03:00.832079 application/epub+zip 145198 2024-09-10T08:03:05.033169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137715 2024-09-10T08:03:03.021085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140967 2022-09-11T05:53:00.960980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62525 2024-09-10T08:03:00.198093 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 62722 2018-03-08T07:25:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 24254 2018-03-19T05:25:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 62382 2007-11-16T11:06:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24174 2007-11-16T11:06:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20008 2024-09-10T08:03:05.160144 application/rdf+xml 12349 2024-09-10T08:03:01.161095 image/jpeg 3672 2024-09-10T08:03:00.994085 image/jpeg 73172 2024-09-10T08:03:00.412077 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