Project Gutenberg 2009-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 172 Hughes, Rupert 1872 1956 In a Little Town Don't you care! -- Pop -- Baby talk -- The mouth of the gift horse -- The old folks at home -- And this is marriage -- The man that might have been -- The happiest man in Ioway -- Prayers -- Pain -- The beauty and the fool -- The ghostly counselors -- Daughters of Shiloh -- "A" as in "Father". Produced by Colin Bell, Woodie4, Michael and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "In a Little Town" by Rupert Hughes is a collection of stories written in the early 20th century. The book explores the lives and complexities of small-town residents, particularly centering around characters like Eddie Pouch and Ellaphine Govers as they navigate personal and societal challenges. Through their experiences, Hughes seems to delve into themes of identity, love, and the often-frustrating realities of small-town life. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Mrs. Govers, who reflects on the birth of her daughter, Ellaphine, and her dreams for her future. The narrative progresses to show the childhood of Ellaphine, dealing with her perceived ugliness and the aspirations of her mother. As she unexpectedly becomes the first to marry among her peers, the story hints at deeper explorations of connection, futility, and the comedic quirks of life in a small town. The opening sets a tone of irony and heartfelt reflections on expectation versus reality, establishing a foundation for the unfolding tales of the town’s residents. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Middle West -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 588480 588489 2024-09-12T14:56:35.622167 2023-09-13T07:01:55.428016 text/html text/html 597018 2009-08-01T06:43:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 353516 2009-08-01T06:43:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 375260 2024-09-12T14:56:44.323115 application/epub+zip 378364 2024-09-12T14:56:36.928236 application/epub+zip 293638 2024-09-12T14:56:36.215235 application/epub+zip 634050 2024-09-12T14:56:49.842167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 590456 2024-09-12T14:56:43.346166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415331 2022-09-13T16:00:02.668555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 542237 542137 2024-09-12T14:56:34.222148 2023-09-13T07:01:54.131014 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 542060 2009-08-01T06:43:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 215920 2009-08-01T06:43:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 542058 2009-08-01T06:43:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 215850 2009-08-01T06:43:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20698 2024-09-12T14:56:49.985090 application/rdf+xml 8821 2024-09-12T14:56:36.317149 image/jpeg 1500 2024-09-12T14:56:36.267218 image/jpeg 358248 2024-09-12T14:56:35.684227 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