Project Gutenberg 2010-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 44 Chapman, Ethel M. 1888 1976 God's Green Country: A Novel of Canadian Rural Life Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Andrew Sly, Stephen Hope and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "God's Green Country: A Novel of Canadian Rural Life" by Ethel M. Chapman is a novel written in the early 20th century. It explores the life of a rural family in Ontario, focusing on the struggles of a young boy named Billy Withers as he navigates the harsh realities of farm life, childhood, and family dynamics. The narrative expresses themes of ambition, fear, and the longing for a different life as Billy grapples with his father's strict and often harsh ways while longing for education and freedom. The opening portion of the novel introduces us to the Withers family, revealing a tense atmosphere on their farm, compounded by the fear Billy feels toward his father's authority. As farm chores begin, Billy is pulled out of school against his wishes, adding to his internal conflict and desire for a better future. His mother, Mary, serves as a source of support amidst the family's struggles, but she too is burdened by the weight of their circumstances. The narrative sets up Billy's character as an earnest child with dreams beyond the confines of their farm while foreshadowing the challenges he will face in his quest for self-identity and a hopeful future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Farm life -- Canada -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 408206 408613 2024-10-14T14:22:43.020916 2023-09-15T08:03:04.249948 text/html text/html 418689 2010-12-20T15:12:42 text/html; charset=us-ascii 153352 2010-12-20T15:12:42 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 239879 2024-10-14T14:22:51.794856 application/epub+zip 244721 2024-10-14T14:22:46.794909 application/epub+zip 220360 2024-10-14T14:22:45.395925 application/epub+zip 480432 2024-10-14T14:22:55.559871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465680 2024-10-14T14:22:50.908867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368916 2022-09-16T04:34:40.705821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382631 382535 2024-10-14T14:22:42.171932 2023-09-15T08:03:03.582935 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 382463 2010-12-20T15:12:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146892 2010-12-20T15:12:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19269 2024-10-14T14:22:55.699852 application/rdf+xml 19747 2024-10-14T14:22:45.977891 image/jpeg 4343 2024-10-14T14:22:45.690896 image/jpeg 237720 2024-10-14T14:22:43.058958 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