Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 190 MacDonald, George 1824 1905 Stephen Archer, and Other Tales Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Stephen Archer -- The gifts of the child Christ -- The history of Photogen and Nycteris -- The butcher's bills -- Port in a storm -- If I had a father. Text file produced by Jonathan Ingram, Beth Trapaga and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Stephen Archer and Other Tales" by George MacDonald is a collection of narratives written in the late 19th century. The central tale, "Stephen Archer," follows the life of Stephen, a young stationer and bookseller in London, exploring themes of personal growth, moral dilemmas, and social responsibility intertwined with relationships that challenge his understanding and beliefs. The narrative gradually reveals Stephen's journey as he interacts with various characters, particularly a young woman named Sara, who struggles to care for her brother amidst poverty and societal challenges. The opening of "Stephen Archer" introduces readers to Stephen Archer, who initially appears as a somewhat rigid and principled man, disappointed by the lack of quality literature in his shop. However, upon encountering Sara, whose concerns for her younger brother evoke both sympathy and reflection in him, Stephen's character begins to evolve. The passage details their interactions, illustrating Sara’s determination to protect her brother from a life of crime, while Stephen grapples with his moral convictions and the pressures of his duties as a deacon in his congregation. This opening sets the stage for a story that promises rich explorations of human relationships and moral dilemmas, encouraging readers to consider the complexities of kindness and the influence of social circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fantasy fiction Christian fiction PR Text Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 556421 556422 2024-12-04T09:38:24.935073 2023-10-04T09:09:35.575477 text/html text/html 578716 2013-04-19T10:53:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 187876 2013-04-19T10:54:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 270513 2024-12-04T09:38:35.905033 application/epub+zip 281408 2024-12-04T09:38:28.438073 application/epub+zip 264189 2024-12-04T09:38:26.997081 application/epub+zip 512453 2024-12-04T09:38:41.557067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459142 2024-12-04T09:38:34.945023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427050 2022-09-04T13:24:43.152237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466478 466336 2024-12-04T09:38:22.835103 2023-10-04T09:09:33.774474 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 466171 2013-04-19T10:54:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 177481 2013-04-19T10:54:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 466164 2013-04-19T10:54:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177448 2013-04-19T10:54:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22150 2024-12-04T09:38:41.695978 application/rdf+xml 12313 2024-12-04T09:38:27.582060 image/jpeg 2986 2024-12-04T09:38:27.292061 image/jpeg 263900 2024-12-04T09:38:24.980073 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