Project Gutenberg 2007-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 71 Craddock, Charles Egbert 1850 1922 Dembry, R. Emmett Murfree, Mary Noailles Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett) 1851 1928 Frost, Arthur Burdett His "day in court" 1895 Produced by David Widger "His 'Day in Court'" by Charles Egbert Craddock is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the Great Smoky Mountains and revolves around the Quimbey family, particularly focusing on the complex relationship between Evelina Quimbey and her husband, Absalom Kittredge, as well as the long-standing feud between their families. Themes of familial loyalty, societal expectations, and personal conflict emerge as Evelina grapples with her loyalties and identity in a tense, rural setting. The opening of the novel sets a vivid scene of a hard winter transitioning to spring along the mountain slopes, introducing the reader to the disordered home of the Quimbey family. Three men—two brothers, Stephen and Timothy, and their father, Joel Quimbey—are depicted in a moment of tension as they discuss their daughter Evelina and her relationship with Absalom Kittredge. The atmosphere is thick with familial conflict as Joel expresses his outrage over Evelina’s choice to marry into the Kittredge family, a group historically at odds with the Quimbeys. The opening also teases future conflicts related to Evelina's marriage, hinting at intrigue as the family discusses the aftermath of a previous violent incident involving Absalom. The tale unfolds with a rich sense of local color and character dynamics that promise a compelling exploration of love, betrayal, and the deep-seated influences of family legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 145411 145421 2024-09-10T08:26:18.857925 2023-09-10T11:33:27.276945 text/html text/html 145606 2021-01-26T02:33:37 text/html; charset=utf-8 460670 2021-01-26T02:33:37 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 527115 2024-09-10T08:26:22.730902 application/epub+zip 528779 2024-09-10T08:26:20.190963 application/epub+zip 106655 2024-09-10T08:26:19.372916 application/epub+zip 639461 2024-09-10T08:26:24.701896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 629197 2024-09-10T08:26:22.195891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207710 2022-09-11T06:22:52.485898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123918 2024-09-10T08:26:18.563909 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 125210 2018-03-08T12:21:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 50183 2018-03-18T14:25:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 123980 2007-11-26T07:12:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49999 2007-11-26T07:13:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20051 2024-09-10T08:26:24.837884 application/rdf+xml 13457 2024-09-10T08:26:19.716902 image/jpeg 3507 2024-09-10T08:26:19.544897 image/jpeg 517786 2024-09-10T08:26:18.885899 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