Project Gutenberg 2005-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 205 Barr, Amelia E. 1831 1919 Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston Winter Evening Tales "Cash," a Problem of Profit and Loss -- Franz Müller's Wife -- The Voice at Midnight -- Six and Half-a-Dozen -- The Story of David Morrison -- Tom Duffan's Daughter -- The Harvest of the Wind -- The Seven Wise Men of Preston -- Margaret Sinclair's Silent Money -- Just What He Deserved -- An Only Offer -- Two Fair Deceivers -- The Two Mr. Smiths -- The Story of Mary Neil -- The Heiress of Kurston Chace -- Only This Once -- Petralto's Love Story. E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Louise Pryor, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) "Winter Evening Tales" by Amelia E. Barr is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The anthology brings together a series of narratives that explore various aspects of human nature, intertwining themes of love, loss, and moral dilemmas. The engaging characters featured throughout hint at the profound emotional resonance and the reflections on life that readers can expect. The opening of "Winter Evening Tales" introduces readers to a detailed preface that highlights the author's ability to blend realism with romantic storytelling. Through the initial narrative titled "Cash," we meet David Lockerby and his struggles between following his ambitions in business versus a calling to ministry, revealing his family's conflicting expectations. The story paints a vivid picture of 19th-century Glasgow, setting the tone for the moral and emotional complexities that characterize the collection. David's dilemma and the relationships around him suggest a rich exploration of personal choices and societal pressures, promising a thoughtful journey through the lives of ordinary yet compelling characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: British Literature 433516 2025-08-07T06:06:24.157258 text/html 441520 2020-12-11T21:10:24 text/html 309667 2025-08-07T06:06:32.490099 application/epub+zip 314066 2025-08-07T06:06:27.166147 application/epub+zip 235373 2025-08-07T06:06:25.919097 application/epub+zip 526819 2025-08-07T06:06:36.447052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505050 2025-08-07T06:06:31.702138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410400 2022-09-08T04:09:19.423414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406680 2025-08-07T06:06:23.314142 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 406953 2020-12-13T06:51:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18693 2025-08-07T06:06:36.586066 application/rdf+xml 14925 2025-08-07T06:06:26.451133 image/jpeg 3660 2025-08-07T06:06:26.177100 image/jpeg 159977 2020-12-13T06:49:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 232922 2020-12-11T21:10:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 304854 2025-08-07T06:06:24.196124 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