| Author |
Lynde, Francis, 1856-1930 |
| LoC No. |
00004742
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| Title |
A private chivalry : a novel
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| Original Publication |
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1900.
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| Series Title |
Appleton's town and country library ; no. 291
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Credits |
D A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
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| Summary |
"A Private Chivalry" by Francis Lynde is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around George Brant, a man wrestling with his dark past and a complicated love life centered on a woman whose choices have led them both into a world of degradation. The novel explores themes of redemption, honor, and the struggles between morality and personal desire. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Brant and his friend Ned Hobart as they sit outside an assayer's cabin overlooking the chaotic mining camp of Silverette. Brant grapples with his responsibilities toward a woman from his past while recognizing his moral decline in the gambling underbelly of camp life. Their conversation reveals Brant's inner turmoil regarding a lost love and the consequences of his choices, setting the stage for a narrative rich with tension and reflection on themes of chivalry and redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Western stories
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| Subject |
Love stories
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| Subject |
Gamblers -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Colorado -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Redemption -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
72849 |
| Release Date |
Feb 1, 2024 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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