Project Gutenberg 2005-04-24 Public domain in the USA. 363 Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins 1852 1930 Wilkins, Mary E. (Mary Eleanor) Freeman, Mary E. Wilkins (Mary Eleanor Wilkins) Wilkins, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, Mary Ella Merrill, Frank T. 1848 1923 Merrill, F. T. Merrill, Frank Thayer 'Doc.' Gordon Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Josephine Paolucci, Joshua Hutchinson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Doc. Gordon" by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around James Elliot, a young medical graduate, who embarks on a journey to become an assistant to the local physician in Alton, Doctor Thomas Gordon. The narrative introduces themes of ambition, youthful exuberance, and the complexities of human relationships, especially through the lens of James's interactions with the enigmatic figures in his new environment. The opening of the novel follows James as he walks to Alton, filled with optimism and excitement about starting his medical career. Along the way, he encounters various characters, including a workingman and a young woman named Clemency, who elicits both intrigue and protectiveness from him. As he arrives in Alton and meets Doctor Gordon, a mix of joviality and melancholy pervades their conversations, hinting at deeper issues surrounding the doctor’s family, particularly his sister, Mrs. Ewing, whose health appears to be a source of concern. James quickly becomes entangled in the complex dynamics of the Gordon household, characterized by secrets and unspoken struggles, particularly regarding Mrs. Ewing's mysterious ailment and Clemency's own predicament of being sheltered from the outside world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories New Jersey -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 455126 2025-08-07T03:55:50.641044 text/html 463295 2020-12-14T10:55:38 text/html 1007605 2025-08-07T03:55:58.641030 application/epub+zip 1013800 2025-08-07T03:55:53.080062 application/epub+zip 225949 2025-08-07T03:55:51.491033 application/epub+zip 788493 2025-08-07T03:56:02.371036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 761458 2025-08-07T03:55:57.486045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319874 2022-09-07T23:12:51.433653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375844 2025-08-07T03:55:49.738037 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 375673 2020-12-14T10:55:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 375665 2020-12-14T10:55:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21413 2025-08-07T03:56:02.515984 application/rdf+xml 10152 2025-08-07T03:55:52.000028 image/jpeg 2776 2025-08-07T03:55:51.745029 image/jpeg 138774 2020-12-14T10:55:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 937431 2020-12-14T10:55:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 138738 2020-12-14T10:55:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 995480 2025-08-07T03:55:50.690067 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 en.wikipedia