Project Gutenberg 2005-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 181 Warner, Susan 1819 1885 Wetherell, Elizabeth Warner, Susan Bogert Hills of the Shatemuc Produced by Daniel Fromont "The Hills of the Shatemuc" by Elizabeth Wetherell is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story introduces readers to the lives of the Landholm family, focusing on the aspirations and daily struggles of two brothers, Winthrop and Rufus, as they work on their farm while longing for a life of greater opportunity. Themes of ambition, familial duty, and the pursuit of education are intertwined throughout their narrative. At the start of the book, we are introduced to the Landholm family during an early spring morning, as they prepare for a day of farming. The scene is set at their charming but modest farmhouse, highlighting the simplicity of their rural life. Winthrop, the younger brother, experiences a mishap with a local troublemaker, leading to playful banter and hints of conflict with his elder brother Rufus. The brothers share a deep bond, yet Rufus expresses a desire to escape the constraints of farm life through education, setting the stage for their ambitions to pursue a better future. As the plot unfolds, readers get a vivid sense of the family dynamics and the characters' yearning for personal growth amidst the challenges of their agrarian lifestyle. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Death -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Farm life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 1292117 2025-08-07T09:17:12.290657 text/html 1291938 2025-01-15T22:49:42.594966 text/html 524138 2025-08-07T09:17:28.722512 application/epub+zip 542866 2025-08-07T09:17:15.170595 application/epub+zip 542865 2025-08-07T09:17:13.529584 application/epub+zip 932245 2025-08-07T09:17:38.101520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 855845 2025-08-07T09:17:27.176563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 831521 2022-09-08T08:16:56.248704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1105905 2025-08-07T09:17:11.193626 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1105800 2020-12-12T18:53:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1105791 2020-12-12T18:53:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19752 2025-08-07T09:17:38.253452 application/rdf+xml 12832 2025-08-07T09:17:14.054608 image/jpeg 3434 2025-08-07T09:17:13.788598 image/jpeg 405904 2020-12-12T18:53:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 405856 2020-12-12T18:53:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 512683 2025-08-07T09:17:12.382650 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