Project Gutenberg 2011-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 84 Banks, Nancy Huston 1849 1934 Oldfield: A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Darleen Dove, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Oldfield: A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century" by Nancy Huston Banks is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the Pennyroyal Region of Kentucky, capturing the lives of two elderly sisters, Miss Judy and Miss Sophia, as well as the dynamics of their quaint village community. The narrative explores themes of gentility, resilience, and the passage of time through the eyes of its gentle characters, particularly focusing on Miss Judy's nurturing nature toward her sister and the other villagers. The opening of the novel introduces us to Miss Judy, who is characterized by her delicate beauty, gentleness, and strict adherence to propriety. As she navigates her morning routine without disturbing her sister, we're drawn into a world where small, intimate actions speak volumes about their shared love and societal expectations. The narrative hints at a rich backstory involving their family's history, the hardships they've faced, and the quaintness of village life. Amidst the tranquility, a subtle air of melancholy lingers, reflecting the sisters' solitude and the weight of their past, all woven together against the backdrop of a changing Kentucky landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Kentucky -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 652120 652135 2024-10-15T04:38:48.419353 2023-09-15T10:16:51.127695 text/html text/html 654501 2011-02-11T08:32:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 244869 2011-02-11T08:35:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 334482 2024-10-15T04:38:58.996340 application/epub+zip 344288 2024-10-15T04:38:52.540452 application/epub+zip 316867 2024-10-15T04:38:50.860339 application/epub+zip 598734 2024-10-15T04:39:04.196307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570527 2024-10-15T04:38:58.029321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479081 2022-09-16T07:45:33.262906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 634650 634553 2024-10-15T04:38:47.640450 2023-09-15T10:16:50.523693 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 634457 2011-02-11T08:32:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 241979 2011-02-11T08:35:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 634456 2011-02-11T08:35:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 241935 2011-02-11T08:35:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21407 2024-10-15T04:39:04.326285 application/rdf+xml 15304 2024-10-15T04:38:51.651328 image/jpeg 3451 2024-10-15T04:38:51.364331 image/jpeg 328767 2024-10-15T04:38:48.479354 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