Project Gutenberg 2012-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 53 Brooks, Sarah Warner 1822 1906 My Fire Opal, and Other Tales My fire opal -- The story of John Gravesend -- A bunch of violets -- A disastrous sleigh-ride -- Tuckered out -- A prison child -- Escaped. Produced by sp1nd, Mebyon, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "My Fire Opal and Other Tales" by Sarah Warner Brooks is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book explores themes of humanity, morality, and redemption, primarily focusing on the lives of individuals in and out of prison. The narrator often reflects on the complexities of human nature, and the profound impact of kindness and understanding on those who society has deemed unworthy. At the start of the collection, the reader is introduced to a character named Isabel, who prepares for a period of solitude at home while her husband goes away. As she navigates her fears and insecurities—particularly about being alone in their house—Isabel's thoughts reveal her humorous yet fraught perspective on domestic life. This charming vignette sets the tone for the tales to come, which likely delve deeper into human connections and the struggles of those who find themselves in the shadows of society, including prisoners and their relationships with outsiders. The opening suggests that the stories will be both relatable and thought-provoking, inviting readers to consider the nuances of compassion and humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39815/39815-h/images/cover.jpg en Short stories Prisoners -- Fiction Prisons -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 296852 296860 2024-09-16T16:26:39.289321 2023-09-17T10:43:25.486412 text/html text/html 294538 2012-05-27T09:48:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 290392 2012-05-27T09:48:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 314292 2024-09-16T16:26:44.151252 application/epub+zip 315929 2024-09-16T16:26:40.233318 application/epub+zip 186706 2024-09-16T16:26:39.760299 application/epub+zip 407040 2024-09-16T16:26:47.355261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380062 2024-09-16T16:26:43.675250 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252813 2022-09-18T08:49:07.415585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266931 266829 2024-09-16T16:26:38.737292 2023-09-17T10:43:24.996444 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 266773 2012-05-27T09:48:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 110546 2012-05-27T09:48:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 266764 2012-05-27T09:48:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110510 2012-05-27T09:48:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20417 2024-09-16T16:26:47.510228 application/rdf+xml 26913 2024-09-16T16:26:39.852282 image/jpeg 3482 2024-09-16T16:26:39.807273 image/jpeg 294073 2024-09-16T16:26:39.346327 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