Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 256 Beach, Rex 1877 1949 Beach, Rex Ellingwood Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories Laughing Bill Hyde -- The north wind's malice -- His stock in trade -- With bridges burned -- With interest to date -- The cub reporter -- Out of the night -- The real and the make-believe -- Running Elk -- The moon, the maid, and the winged shoes -- Flesh. E-text prepared by Kevin Handy, Dave Maddock, Josephine Paolucci, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories" by Rex Beach is a collection of short stories, written in the early 20th century. The initial story features the titular character, Bill Hyde, a recently released convict from Deer Lodge Penitentiary. Struggling with his past, Bill finds himself returning to crime as he attempts to start anew in the American West, where he grapples with moral dilemmas and his growing friendship with a doctor named Evan Thomas. At the start of the collection, Laughing Bill Hyde's transition from a prisoner to a fugitive unfolds, showcasing his dark humor and knack for criminal activities. Upon his release, he initially tries to elude his past but quickly returns to thievery, first robbing a citizen and then stealing a payroll from a small-town custodian. His journey continues as he navigates various towns and ultimately makes his way to Alaska, where he encounters Doctor Thomas, who attempts to reform him. The opening portion introduces significant themes of friendship, identity, and the struggles of reintegrating into society after imprisonment, setting the stage for Bill's adventures and the complex relationships he forms along the way. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Short stories Western stories PS Text Western Movie Books Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: American Literature 582444 2025-07-05T07:52:08.912271 text/html 582465 582303 2024-11-05T09:43:56.757982 2023-10-05T09:33:35.776331 text/html text/html 306001 2025-07-05T07:52:17.991202 application/epub+zip 314301 2025-07-05T07:52:12.104262 application/epub+zip 289971 2025-07-05T07:52:10.848238 application/epub+zip 535621 2025-07-05T07:52:22.605220 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504476 2025-07-05T07:52:17.211212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477539 2022-09-06T03:30:28.560499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528639 2025-07-05T07:52:08.465303 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 508751 2024-10-28T18:43:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17935 2025-07-05T07:52:22.738194 application/rdf+xml 13207 2025-07-05T07:52:11.346269 image/jpeg 3171 2025-07-05T07:52:11.096296 image/jpeg 303290 2025-07-05T07:52:08.959315 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia