Project Gutenberg 2010-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 105 Twain, Mark (Spirit) 1835 1910 Hutchings, Emily Grant Hutchings, Mrs. Emily Grant 17028757 Jap Herron: A Novel Written from the Ouija Board Produced by Al Haines "Jap Herron: A Novel Written from the Ouija Board" by Emily Grant Hutchings is a novel that was produced in the early 20th century. This unique piece of fiction involves a compelling narrative that combines storytelling with psyschical themes, portraying messages allegedly transmitted from the legendary author Mark Twain after his death. The book centers on the character Jap Herron, a young boy with a challenging upbringing, who seeks acceptance and purpose within a community filled with various colorful characters. The opening portion introduces readers to the framework of how the novel came to be, with Hutchings recounting her experiences with a psychical research society where she becomes a medium for spirit messages from Twain. The narrative reveals Twain's creative process as he communicates through the planchette on a Ouija board, outlining the story of Jap Herron and dictating the characters and plot specifics. Through this dialogue, readers are teased with minor character insights and hints of humor that echo Twain’s wit, as well as the main character Jap's ambitions, fears, and the socio-economic backdrop of his life in Bloomtown. This intriguing blend of spirits, storytelling, and socio-cultural commentary creates a memorable reading experience that captivates both intrigue and nostalgia for Twain’s literary style. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Missouri -- Fiction Spirit writings Newspaper presses -- Fiction Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 (Spirit) PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 343572 338541 2024-09-14T05:37:35.577854 2023-09-14T10:25:17.742221 text/html text/html 333274 2021-01-06T20:37:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 151101 2021-01-06T20:37:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 210124 2024-09-14T05:37:41.721817 application/epub+zip 215904 2024-09-14T05:37:37.104848 application/epub+zip 190005 2024-09-14T05:37:36.184848 application/epub+zip 400650 2024-09-14T05:37:45.094843 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384651 2024-09-14T05:37:41.046838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291798 2022-09-15T07:40:50.650834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314370 314366 2024-09-14T05:37:34.707843 2023-09-14T10:25:17.047216 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 314108 2021-01-06T20:37:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 122605 2021-01-06T20:37:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 314100 2021-01-06T20:37:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122578 2021-01-06T20:37:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20941 2024-09-14T05:37:45.235774 application/rdf+xml 15076 2024-09-14T05:37:36.541833 image/jpeg 3083 2024-09-14T05:37:36.362821 image/jpeg 207228 2024-09-14T05:37:35.610844 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