Project Gutenberg 2015-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 81 Preston, Sydney Herman 1858 1931 Preston, Sydney H. (Sydney Herman) Preston, S. H. (Sydney Herman) The Abandoned Farmer E-text prepared by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Abandoned Farmer" by Sydney H. Preston is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Henry and Marion Carton, a city couple who, after a doctor's recommendation for their son Paul’s health, decide to leave urban life behind and seek a rural existence. The book explores their journey into the complexities of country life, their household dynamics, and the challenges that come with adapting to farming. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Henry, Marion, and their delicate son, Paul. A visit to the doctor reveals that Paul should spend time in the countryside for his health, prompting the couple to consider relocating. As they discuss the move, the challenges of transitioning from city living to rural life become apparent, revealing the differences in their perspectives on practicality and ideals. The first chapter delves into their motivations, personal reflections, and the tender dynamics of their family, setting the stage for their adventures and misadventures as they try to create a new life in the country. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Humorous stories Country life -- Fiction Canadian fiction Families -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 343314 343095 2024-09-20T08:59:37.524885 2023-09-21T05:47:17.542942 text/html text/html 349076 2015-03-10T09:52:53 text/html 204544 2015-03-10T09:55:09 text/html application/zip 217273 2024-09-20T08:59:42.560850 application/epub+zip 219325 2024-09-20T08:59:38.278893 application/epub+zip 195039 2024-09-20T08:59:37.885882 application/epub+zip 332653 2024-09-20T08:59:46.053899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297761 2024-09-20T08:59:42.103850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273890 2022-09-22T04:34:32.875251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310945 310778 2024-09-20T08:59:36.873935 2023-09-21T05:47:16.954932 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 310977 2015-03-10T09:50:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 122097 2015-03-10T09:50:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 310987 2015-03-10T09:50:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122087 2015-03-10T09:50:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20819 2024-09-20T08:59:46.185835 application/rdf+xml 23922 2024-09-20T08:59:37.966903 image/jpeg 3631 2024-09-20T08:59:37.925886 image/jpeg 206004 2024-09-20T08:59:37.557893 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