Project Gutenberg 2009-01-30 Public domain in the USA. 103 Morris, Gouverneur 1876 1953 It, and Other Stories Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. It -- Two business women -- The trap -- Sapphira -- The bride's dead -- Holding hands -- The claws of the tiger -- Growing up -- The battle of Aiken -- An idyl of Pelham Bay Park -- Back there in the grass -- Asabri. Produced by David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "It, and Other Stories" by Gouverneur Morris is a collection of short stories likely written in the early 20th century. The opening story, titled "It," sets a mysterious and adventurous tone, as the protagonist finds himself on the desolate Prana Beach, facing the unsettling presence of a rumored god and the unknown dangers of the surrounding swamps. The protagonist is resourceful and somewhat reckless, armed with both dynamite and a gun, ready to confront whatever threats may emerge from the darkness. The opening of the collection introduces readers to the protagonist's precarious situation on Prana Beach, where he has landed after a tumultuous journey. Alone and haunted by the sounds of an unknown entity, he navigates his fears while preparing for an encounter that could determine his fate. As he sets up dynamite around his makeshift camp, he reflects on the eerie environment and the strange myths that surround the beach. The blend of adventure and suspense culminates in encounters with local characters, revealing a sense of humor in his dire predicament, eventually leading to a surprising exchange with a figure he initially perceives as a dangerous god. This gripping introduction suggests a combination of exciting storytelling and exploration of human nature often found in Morris's work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 514914 514916 2024-10-12T06:32:52.230623 2023-09-12T09:46:47.178541 text/html text/html 524761 2021-01-04T16:51:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 230191 2021-01-04T16:51:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 238708 2024-10-12T06:32:59.323584 application/epub+zip 246229 2024-10-12T06:32:53.277600 application/epub+zip 236669 2024-10-12T06:32:52.763598 application/epub+zip 395484 2024-10-12T06:33:03.890546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356720 2024-10-12T06:32:58.683601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347441 2022-09-13T05:55:03.775128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473610 473384 2024-10-12T06:32:50.807609 2023-09-12T09:46:46.035523 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 473389 2021-01-04T16:51:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 184674 2021-01-04T16:51:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 473390 2021-01-04T16:51:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184644 2021-01-04T16:51:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21873 2024-10-12T06:33:04.027548 application/rdf+xml 11325 2024-10-12T06:32:52.850606 image/jpeg 2157 2024-10-12T06:32:52.807605 image/jpeg 229402 2024-10-12T06:32:52.278627 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