Project Gutenberg 2007-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 62 Craddock, Charles Egbert 1850 1922 Dembry, R. Emmett Murfree, Mary Noailles A Chilhowee Lily 1911 Produced by David Widger "A Chilhowee Lily" by Charles Egbert Craddock is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story is set against the backdrop of the Appalachian mountains, delving into themes of love, secrecy, and the pursuit of lost treasure, symbolized by the delicate Chilhowee lily. The narrative intricately weaves local character dynamics amid the rugged beauty and complexity of rural life in the mountains. The plot centers around Rufe Kinnicutt, a young mountaineer grappling with his feelings for Loralindy Byars amid rumors of hidden treasure linked to a past mining mishap. When a letter from Paul Renfrow, a wounded mining agent, surfaces, referencing the treasure buried beside a Chilhowee lily, it stirs the local community and leads to a frantic search for the elusive cache. As Kinnicutt struggles with jealousy and the implications of Renfrow's memory on their budding relationship, Loralindy upholds her promise to keep the secret of the treasure, leading to a bittersweet conclusion that underscores the disparities between love and loyalty in the face of desire and greed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Mountain life -- Fiction Cumberland Mountains -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 62999 63008 2024-09-10T08:09:25.518615 2023-09-10T11:18:15.165862 text/html text/html 60272 2021-01-26T02:33:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 23055 2021-01-26T02:33:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 73860 2024-09-10T08:09:28.636624 application/epub+zip 72884 2024-09-10T08:09:26.736597 application/epub+zip 72883 2024-09-10T08:09:25.980600 application/epub+zip 165352 2024-09-10T08:09:30.115577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158208 2024-09-10T08:09:28.152595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159008 2022-09-11T06:01:10.805414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52348 52341 2024-09-10T08:09:25.316612 2023-09-10T11:18:14.992838 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 52387 2018-03-08T11:59:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52357 2007-11-19T16:07:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21520 2018-03-18T14:34:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21482 2007-11-19T16:07:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20662 2024-09-10T08:09:30.242079 application/rdf+xml 13404 2024-09-10T08:09:26.310599 image/jpeg 3400 2024-09-10T08:09:26.142596 image/jpeg 73785 2024-09-10T08:09:25.525605 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