Project Gutenberg 2005-05-24 Public domain in the USA. 201 Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman 1860 1936 The Lifted Bandage E-text prepared by David Garcia and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Lifted Bandage" by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the themes of despair, hope, and the struggle to reconcile personal beliefs in the face of tragic circumstances. It delves into the emotional turmoil of a father whose son is accused of murder and the impact of this accusation on his own state of mind. The narrative unfolds primarily in a single setting, focusing on Judge John and his relationship with his nephew, Dick. Following the coroner’s verdict that Richard, known as Master Jack, is a murderer, the judge grapples with overwhelming grief and hopelessness. In a poignant conversation, Dick attempts to persuade his uncle to see Jack's inherent goodness and potential innocence amid the damning evidence. Eventually, in a moment of deep personal crisis, the judge experiences a transformative spiritual revelation that profoundly alters his perspective on life and death, filling him with newfound joy. As the story culminates, it is revealed that a letter from Jack clears his name, yet the judge’s newfound understanding leaves readers questioning the boundaries of belief and reality. The novel eloquently explores themes of loss, faith, and the complexities of human experience in the face of tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Trials (Murder) -- Fiction Judges -- Fiction Mental illness -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 59370 2025-06-07T04:56:35.134595 text/html 57212 2020-12-14T12:54:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 22147 2020-12-14T12:54:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 99034 2025-06-07T04:56:40.247601 application/epub+zip 97784 2025-06-07T04:56:37.864686 application/epub+zip 73901 2025-06-07T04:56:36.732606 application/epub+zip 163804 2025-06-07T04:56:42.006587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156632 2025-06-07T04:56:39.609591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134924 2022-09-08T00:16:34.894534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52183 2025-06-07T04:56:34.873611 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51945 2020-12-14T12:54:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 20427 2020-12-14T12:54:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 51952 2020-12-14T12:54:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20427 2020-12-14T12:54:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21019 2025-06-07T04:56:42.152579 application/rdf+xml 9899 2025-06-07T04:56:37.301599 image/jpeg 2536 2025-06-07T04:56:37.022597 image/jpeg 98019 2025-06-07T04:56:35.140608 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