Project Gutenberg 2008-09-17 Public domain in the USA. 102 Gale, Zona 1874 1938 Breese, William Llywelyn, Mrs. Breese, William Lleywelyn, Mrs. 08030534 Friendship Village The side door -- The début -- Nobody sick, nobody poor -- Covers for seven -- The shadow of good things to come -- Stock -- The big wind -- The grandma ladies -- Not as the world giveth -- Lonesome -- Of the sky and some rosemary -- Top floor back -- An epilogue -- The tea party -- What is that in thine hand? -- Put on thy beautiful garments -- In the wilderness a cedar -- Herself -- The hidings of power. Produced by David Garcia, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Friendship Village" by Zona Gale is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of community and connection in a small, Midwestern village, focusing on the intertwining lives of its residents. Central to the narrative is Calliope Marsh, a music teacher and lace mender, whose views and interactions reflect the tension between traditional values and modern advancements in their quaint setting. The opening of "Friendship Village" introduces readers to the town itself, described with charming detail as a blend of old-fashioned and contemporary elements. It sets the tone for the contrasting lifestyles of the villagers, who navigate modern conveniences like telephones while keeping many quaint, idiosyncratic customs alive. Key characters such as Calliope provide insight into the community's dynamics as she humorously contemplates the peculiarities of her neighbors—revealing an intricate social fabric where various personalities and their histories connect in everyday life. The stage is set for a series of unfolding events that will further explore these relationships and the essence of friendship within their small town. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en City and town life -- Fiction Short stories, American PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 459034 459057 2024-09-11T10:08:45.768415 2023-09-12T04:19:29.528982 text/html text/html 462402 2008-09-17T05:53:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 209593 2008-09-17T05:53:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 221875 2024-09-11T10:08:51.945361 application/epub+zip 226706 2024-09-11T10:08:46.604394 application/epub+zip 215206 2024-09-11T10:08:46.180396 application/epub+zip 365208 2024-09-11T10:08:56.233351 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337637 2024-09-11T10:08:51.467339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328015 2022-09-12T10:33:58.352230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437485 437388 2024-09-11T10:08:44.867433 2023-09-12T04:19:28.689980 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 437378 2008-09-17T05:53:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 168794 2008-09-17T05:53:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 437374 2008-09-17T05:53:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 168748 2008-09-17T05:53:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21006 2024-09-11T10:08:56.375317 application/rdf+xml 14658 2024-09-11T10:08:46.270401 image/jpeg 2278 2024-09-11T10:08:46.225375 image/jpeg 210099 2024-09-11T10:08:45.812404 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