Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 207 Brand, Max 1892 1944 Faust, Frederick Schiller Frederick, John The Night Horseman Produced by Suzanne Shell and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Night Horseman" by Max Brand is a novel written in the early 20th century, around 1920. The story revolves around Randall Byrne, a highly educated and introspective doctor who finds himself navigating the rugged life of the American frontier. As he grapples with unusual challenges related to his patient, old Joe Cumberland, the narrative introduces themes of love, loss, and the complexities of human connection through the interactions of Byrne, Kate Cumberland, and the enigmatic figure known as Whistling Dan. The opening of "The Night Horseman" introduces us to Randall Byrne, a brilliant but frail doctor who is characterized by his profound intellect and lack of practical experience in the rugged realities of frontier life. As he settles into the town of Elkhead, he receives an urgent call from Kate Cumberland, whose father is gravely ill. The doctor's initial reluctance vanishes as he senses the gravity of the situation and the emotional weight tied to it. Following Kate into the wilderness, Byrne becomes embroiled in the enigmatic circumstances surrounding old Joe's decline, marked by a strange connection to a mysterious man named Whistling Dan, a figure wrapped in local legend and suspense. The stage is set for a gripping tale of psychological tension, interspersed with the stark beauty and harsh realities of life on the frontier. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 89.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Western stories PS Text Western Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 581070 2025-08-05T15:30:47.267198 text/html 580972 580880 2024-11-05T17:34:58.796733 2023-10-06T05:27:20.468552 text/html text/html 281961 2025-08-05T15:30:55.188111 application/epub+zip 289680 2025-08-05T15:30:49.180132 application/epub+zip 289680 2025-08-05T15:30:48.003106 application/epub+zip 508427 2025-08-05T15:31:00.042110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462281 2025-08-05T15:30:54.437114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440231 2022-09-06T20:43:39.639262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523017 2025-08-05T15:30:46.796139 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 503348 2024-10-28T19:32:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17283 2025-08-05T15:31:00.218053 application/rdf+xml 12103 2025-08-05T15:30:48.510127 image/jpeg 3273 2025-08-05T15:30:48.249118 image/jpeg 277818 2025-08-05T15:30:47.312147 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