Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 53 Roe, Edward Payson 1838 1888 Roe, E. P. (Edward Payson) Opening a Chestnut Burr Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Opening a Chestnut Burr" by Edward Payson Roe is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story follows the complex life of Walter Gregory, a disillusioned young man haunted by past mistakes and a failed engagement, who is seeking solace in his childhood home. The narrative explores themes of redemption, the contrasts between urban and rural life, and the relationships that shape our lives. At the start of the book, we meet Walter Gregory as he navigates the crowded streets of New York City, burdened by his inner turmoil and physical weakness. As he reflects on his life, we learn about his past, including the deep emotional scars left by a lost love and the betrayal of a close friend. After a series of personal and professional setbacks, he decides to visit his childhood home, now owned by an old family friend, John Walton. The opening chapters set the stage for his reluctant re-engagement with a world he has tried to escape, introducing characters like the spirited Miss Walton, who embodies the vitality and simplicity that Gregory has long abandoned. His arrival at the Walton home offers a glimpse into the potential for healing and transformation through connection with genuine human kindness and the solace of nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 834986 834881 2024-10-03T07:30:31.883033 2023-10-03T07:08:59.750256 text/html text/html 834979 834874 2024-10-03T07:30:32.246992 2023-10-03T07:09:00.010264 text/html text/html 389488 2024-10-03T07:30:44.592952 application/epub+zip 404226 2024-10-03T07:30:35.761046 application/epub+zip 385080 2024-10-03T07:30:34.375024 application/epub+zip 705143 2024-10-03T07:30:52.152890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 653236 2024-10-03T07:30:43.510980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607893 2022-09-03T09:51:58.279869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 764879 764825 2024-10-03T07:30:31.268017 2023-10-03T07:08:59.281300 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 764705 2012-09-08T09:36:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 291915 2012-09-08T09:59:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18704 2024-10-03T07:30:52.326889 application/rdf+xml 14574 2024-10-03T07:30:34.946996 image/jpeg 3965 2024-10-03T07:30:34.666985 image/jpeg 384746 2024-10-03T07:30:32.326018 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