Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 53 Roe, Edward Payson 1838 1888 Roe, E. P. (Edward Payson) Taken Alive Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. "A native author called Roe" -- Taken alive -- Found yet lost --Queen of spades -- An unexpected result -- A Christmas-eve suit -- Three Thanksgiving kisses -- Susie Rolliffe's Christmas -- Jeff's treasure -- Caught on the ebb-tide -- Christmas eve in war times -- A brave little Quakeress. Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Taken Alive" by Edward Payson Roe is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The book explores themes of love, justice, and the impact of crime on personal lives, focusing on the character Ralph Brandt, a determined young detective on a mission to capture a fugitive murderer who has caused profound grief to the protagonist, Clara Heyward. The opening of the story introduces Clara Heyward, who is deeply mourning the murder of her father, a prison keeper killed by an escaped convict named Bute. Ralph Brandt, who is infatuated with Clara, vows to bring her father's killer to justice as a way to honor both her and her father’s memory. As the narrative unfolds, Brandt reflects on his feelings for Clara while undertaking the dangerous task of tracking down Bute. The initial dialogue reveals the emotional weight of Clara's sorrow as she struggles with the possibility of moving on from her past, setting up a compelling narrative blend of romance and suspense as Brandt prepares to confront the murderer. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Didactic fiction Roe, Edward Payson, 1838-1888 PZ PS Text US Civil War Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 710065 709960 2024-10-03T04:49:11.892855 2023-10-03T05:10:13.902748 text/html text/html 710058 709953 2024-10-03T04:49:12.223864 2023-10-03T05:10:14.131722 text/html text/html 343622 2024-10-03T04:49:22.830775 application/epub+zip 355034 2024-10-03T04:49:15.521856 application/epub+zip 337158 2024-10-03T04:49:14.185849 application/epub+zip 596614 2024-10-03T04:49:28.591779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 558013 2024-10-03T04:49:21.957821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525244 2022-09-03T06:52:29.468555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 655276 655222 2024-10-03T04:49:11.192857 2023-10-03T05:10:13.371707 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 655116 2012-09-08T09:41:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 254366 2012-09-08T09:59:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20112 2024-10-03T04:49:28.738765 application/rdf+xml 13165 2024-10-03T04:49:14.732836 image/jpeg 3501 2024-10-03T04:49:14.458820 image/jpeg 337474 2024-10-03T04:49:12.286832 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