Project Gutenberg 2001-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 140 Garland, Hamlin 1860 1940 Main-Travelled Roads A branch road — Up the cooly — Among the corn-rows — The return of a private — Under the lion's paw — The creamery man — A day's pleasure — Mrs. Ripley's trip — Uncle Ethan Ripley — God's Ravens — A "Good Fellow's" Wife Prepared by David Reed "Main-Travelled Roads" by Hamlin Garland is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. The book focuses on the struggles and experiences of rural life, particularly emphasizing the hardships faced by farmers in the American Midwest. This poignant work serves as a tribute to Garland's own parents, illustrating the toil and deprivation they endured, and it reflects on the beauty and desolation of the land they called home. The opening of "Main-Travelled Roads" introduces the dedicatee of the stories—Garland's father and mother—and sets a reflective tone regarding their challenging life journey. The narrative begins with an evocative description of the main-travelled road in the West, illustrating its harsh conditions juxtaposed with the occasional beauty it offers. Garland shares memories of his return to his family farm in South Dakota after years away, conveying his mixed feelings of nostalgia, bitterness, and a deepening appreciation for the uncomplaining resilience of rural life. This part outlines his realization of the stark realities of farming and poverty, capturing the essence of a life shaped by struggle but also marked by profound human connections and the simple beauty of nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Western stories Mississippi River Valley -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 622728 622673 2024-10-02T04:56:33.642827 2023-10-02T04:56:38.270446 text/html text/html 634459 2021-01-01T00:43:04 text/html 539522 2024-10-02T04:56:44.715796 application/epub+zip 548518 2024-10-02T04:56:35.981801 application/epub+zip 352874 2024-10-02T04:56:34.768776 application/epub+zip 978066 2024-10-02T04:56:50.743732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 913383 2024-10-02T04:56:43.447801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 882782 2022-09-02T06:08:28.895903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502480 502475 2024-10-02T04:56:31.404784 2023-10-02T04:56:36.299425 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 519889 2021-01-01T00:43:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 205570 2021-01-01T00:43:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 495018 2015-04-04T10:07:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 198155 2021-01-01T00:43:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22037 2024-10-02T04:56:50.896692 application/rdf+xml 19339 2024-10-02T04:56:35.010767 image/jpeg 2103 2024-10-02T04:56:34.884772 image/jpeg 1803195 2021-01-01T00:43:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 1821999 2024-10-02T04:56:33.712793 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