Project Gutenberg 2015-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 91 McArthur, Peter 1866 1924 The Affable Stranger Preface -- The affable stranger -- The elusive insult -- Back to the primitive -- Grasping the nettle -- Registering reform -- The accused -- A burden of farmers -- A world drama -- A world for sale -- Organized for profit -- A majority will be saved -- Prince Kropotkin's cow -- Old home week -- The ward leader -- The new master word -- Loyalty -- The shivering Texan -- Many inventions -- An experiment in modesty -- My private Mahatma -- The soul of Canada -- A land of upper berths -- Epilogue. Produced by David T. Jones, woodie4, Mardi Desjardins & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "The Affable Stranger" by Peter McArthur is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers on a thoughtful traveler who reflects on contemporary society as he interacts with different characters during a train journey from Montreal to Boston. Through their conversations, McArthur examines themes of identity, nationalism, and the shared human experience in a post-war context. At the start of the book, the narrator introduces himself as an observant participant in conversations with fellow Americans aboard the train. He listens intently to their discussions touching upon topics such as the war, social dynamics, and cultural perceptions, all while trying to glean insights into American identity from a Canadian perspective. The opening sets a tone of sociological exploration, as the narrator grapples with issues surrounding patriotism, post-war sentiment, and the complexities of interpersonal behaviors among diverse individuals. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Canadian essays PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 261160 261135 2024-09-20T07:17:33.792507 2023-09-21T04:13:48.964419 text/html text/html 262556 2015-01-31T20:00:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 148774 2015-01-31T20:00:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 164868 2024-09-20T07:17:38.295498 application/epub+zip 166244 2024-09-20T07:17:34.555530 application/epub+zip 166244 2024-09-20T07:17:34.167536 application/epub+zip 256803 2024-09-20T07:17:41.355492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228521 2024-09-20T07:17:37.707499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228153 2022-09-21T19:39:38.609378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232412 232279 2024-09-20T07:17:33.343503 2023-09-21T04:13:48.523436 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 232652 2015-01-31T20:00:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 89471 2015-01-31T20:00:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18297 2024-09-20T07:17:41.482473 application/rdf+xml 16193 2024-09-20T07:17:34.244530 image/jpeg 1934 2024-09-20T07:17:34.206516 image/jpeg 148518 2024-09-20T07:17:33.818513 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