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Title: Angel Agnes
The Heroine of the Yellow Fever Plague in Shreveport

Note: Images of the original pages are available through the Wright American Fiction Project of the Library Electronic Text Service of Indiana University. http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/web/w/wright2/

Credits: E-text prepared by Mark Meiss from page images and corrected digital text generously provided by the Wright American Fiction Project of the Library Electronic Text Service of Indiana University

Summary: "Angel Agnes" by Charles Wesley Alexander is a poignant historical novel penned in the early 1870s. The narrative centers around Agnes Arnold, a young woman who exemplifies self-sacrifice and altruism as she volunteers to nurse victims of the yellow fever epidemic in Shreveport, Louisiana. This touching story tackles themes of love, duty, and mortality against the grim backdrop of a devastating disease that prompts a humanitarian crisis. The book follows Agnes as she courageously steps into a deadly situation, driven by a sense of duty and compassion for those afflicted. Despite her efforts to save others, tragedy strikes when she sustains a fatal injury while nursing a child. Throughout her ordeal, the story captures her relationship with her mother, her intended husband George Harkness, and the patients she cares for, highlighting the contrasts between hope and despair. Ultimately, Agnes's journey is both a tribute to her noble spirit and a reflection on the fragility of life, culminating in her touching farewell letter to her mother that underscores her faith and hopes for a reunion in the afterlife. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Alexander, Charles Wesley, 1837-1927

EBook No.: 17200

Published: Dec 2, 2005

Downloads: 124

Language: English

Subject: Yellow fever -- Louisiana -- Shreveport -- 1873 -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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Title: Angel Agnes
The Heroine of the Yellow Fever Plague in Shreveport

Note: Images of the original pages are available through the Wright American Fiction Project of the Library Electronic Text Service of Indiana University. http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/web/w/wright2/

Credits: E-text prepared by Mark Meiss from page images and corrected digital text generously provided by the Wright American Fiction Project of the Library Electronic Text Service of Indiana University

Summary: "Angel Agnes" by Charles Wesley Alexander is a poignant historical novel penned in the early 1870s. The narrative centers around Agnes Arnold, a young woman who exemplifies self-sacrifice and altruism as she volunteers to nurse victims of the yellow fever epidemic in Shreveport, Louisiana. This touching story tackles themes of love, duty, and mortality against the grim backdrop of a devastating disease that prompts a humanitarian crisis. The book follows Agnes as she courageously steps into a deadly situation, driven by a sense of duty and compassion for those afflicted. Despite her efforts to save others, tragedy strikes when she sustains a fatal injury while nursing a child. Throughout her ordeal, the story captures her relationship with her mother, her intended husband George Harkness, and the patients she cares for, highlighting the contrasts between hope and despair. Ultimately, Agnes's journey is both a tribute to her noble spirit and a reflection on the fragility of life, culminating in her touching farewell letter to her mother that underscores her faith and hopes for a reunion in the afterlife. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Alexander, Charles Wesley, 1837-1927

EBook No.: 17200

Published: Dec 2, 2005

Downloads: 124

Language: English

Subject: Yellow fever -- Louisiana -- Shreveport -- 1873 -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.