Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 50 Roe, Edward Payson 1838 1888 Roe, E. P. (Edward Payson) The Earth Trembled Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Carel Lyn Miske, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Earth Trembled" by Edward Payson Roe is a historical novel set during the tumultuous days of the American Civil War, likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Mary Wallingford and her family, particularly her father, Orville Burgoyne, who must reconcile their Southern pride and the impending war that threatens to tear their lives apart. As war breaks out, personal conflicts arise, influenced by the broader themes of loyalty, love, and social divisions between North and South. The opening of "The Earth Trembled" introduces us to the Burgoyne family in Charleston, South Carolina, just as the Civil War begins. Orville Burgoyne, a widower who has withdrawn into his studies, becomes deeply affected by the changing political landscape and the growing tensions surrounding him. His daughter, Mary, embodies both the innocence and the anxieties of youth as she grapples with her father's decisions and the burgeoning conflict. We witness her yearning for love as she interacts with Sidney Wallingford, a soldier whose path is set toward the war, highlighting the juxtaposition between personal relationships and the harsh realities of a nation at war. The tensions between familial loyalty, romantic love, and societal expectations set the stage for the emotional turmoil that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Charleston Earthquake, S.C., 1886 -- Fiction South Carolina -- History -- 1865- -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 857743 857621 2024-10-03T10:24:23.354572 2023-10-03T09:17:52.441576 text/html text/html 857736 857614 2024-10-03T10:24:23.701722 2023-10-03T09:17:52.690599 text/html text/html 390867 2024-10-03T10:24:34.413528 application/epub+zip 404771 2024-10-03T10:24:25.873562 application/epub+zip 404771 2024-10-03T10:24:24.564630 application/epub+zip 684866 2024-10-03T10:24:41.484460 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 628486 2024-10-03T10:24:33.534528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605177 2022-09-03T13:10:36.204802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 790342 790271 2024-10-03T10:24:22.596552 2023-10-03T09:17:51.989573 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 790165 2012-09-08T09:58:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 303989 2012-09-08T10:01:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19389 2024-10-03T10:24:41.616461 application/rdf+xml 11692 2024-10-03T10:24:25.113563 image/jpeg 3243 2024-10-03T10:24:24.836538 image/jpeg 382853 2024-10-03T10:24:23.775558 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