Project Gutenberg 2007-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 108 Craddock, Charles Egbert 1850 1922 Dembry, R. Emmett Murfree, Mary Noailles Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett) 1851 1928 Frost, Arthur Burdett The riddle of the rocks 1895 Produced by David Widger "The Riddle of the Rocks" by Charles Egbert Craddock is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in the Great Smoky Mountains and centers around Roger Purdee, a mountaineer who believes that two isolated sandstone blocks are the stone tablets of the Law flung down by Moses. As Purdee grapples with his superstitions, convictions, and the local feuds, the narrative delves into themes of faith, illusion, and the community’s responses to Purdee’s beliefs. The opening of the novel paints a vivid picture of the Smoky Mountains, introducing us to Roger Purdee, a simple yet deeply introspective man who finds spiritual significance in two peculiar sandstone stones. As he spends time contemplating these rocks, he becomes increasingly entwined in spiritual and social conflicts, particularly with the nearby Grinnell family, stemming from a deep-rooted feud. The tension in the community escalates as Purdee’s claims to the rocks attract both derision and reverence from his neighbors, particularly as a cultural and religious examination takes place during camp meetings. This complex interplay of individual belief versus communal values sets the stage for the unfolding drama, which resonates with themes of higher truth and human fallibility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 136966 136975 2024-09-10T08:25:53.520556 2023-09-10T11:33:02.888731 text/html text/html 136353 2021-02-24T22:35:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 300765 2021-02-24T22:35:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 358886 2024-09-10T08:25:57.135520 application/epub+zip 359747 2024-09-10T08:25:54.735551 application/epub+zip 100071 2024-09-10T08:25:53.975539 application/epub+zip 433272 2024-09-10T08:25:59.045036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423475 2024-09-10T08:25:56.633556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173262 2022-09-11T06:22:19.181131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117298 2024-09-10T08:25:53.245547 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118296 2018-03-08T12:10:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 47409 2018-03-18T14:30:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 117358 2007-11-26T06:57:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 47245 2007-11-26T06:58:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 117347 2007-11-26T06:57:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47223 2007-11-26T06:58:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21929 2024-09-10T08:25:59.190997 application/rdf+xml 9615 2024-09-10T08:25:54.311541 image/jpeg 2707 2024-09-10T08:25:54.142534 image/jpeg 352342 2024-09-10T08:25:53.543530 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 en.wikipedia