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Title: August First
Credits: E-text prepared by Al Haines
Summary: "August First" by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews and Roy Irving Murray is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Geoffrey McBirney, a young and inexperienced curate who is left to handle the duties of a large city parish while his rector takes a summer vacation. Faced with the heavy burdens of pastoral care, he encounters a troubled young woman seeking guidance, who reveals very serious thoughts about life and death, which sets the stage for a profound exploration of hope, despair, and the complexities of human emotion. The opening of the narrative captures a hot summer day in the parish house, where McBirney struggles with the heat and the emotional challenges of his role. As he waits for parishioners to arrive, he is taken aback when a young woman unexpectedly appears; she is clearly distressed and ultimately shares her contemplation of suicide due to her terminal illness and a conflicted engagement. This gripping introduction leads to deep discussions about life, faith, and the significance of love, gradually revealing both characters' vulnerabilities. McBirney shows a growing attachment to her plight, leading him to offer a different perspective on her situation and a hope for recovery, setting the emotional tone for the rest of the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman, 1860-1936
Author: Murray, Roy Irving
Illustrator: Keller, Arthur Ignatius, 1866-1924
EBook No.: 18529
Published: Jun 7, 2006
Downloads: 132
Language: English
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
Subject: Love stories
Subject: Epistolary fiction
Subject: Clergy -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: August First
Credits: E-text prepared by Al Haines
Summary: "August First" by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews and Roy Irving Murray is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Geoffrey McBirney, a young and inexperienced curate who is left to handle the duties of a large city parish while his rector takes a summer vacation. Faced with the heavy burdens of pastoral care, he encounters a troubled young woman seeking guidance, who reveals very serious thoughts about life and death, which sets the stage for a profound exploration of hope, despair, and the complexities of human emotion. The opening of the narrative captures a hot summer day in the parish house, where McBirney struggles with the heat and the emotional challenges of his role. As he waits for parishioners to arrive, he is taken aback when a young woman unexpectedly appears; she is clearly distressed and ultimately shares her contemplation of suicide due to her terminal illness and a conflicted engagement. This gripping introduction leads to deep discussions about life, faith, and the significance of love, gradually revealing both characters' vulnerabilities. McBirney shows a growing attachment to her plight, leading him to offer a different perspective on her situation and a hope for recovery, setting the emotional tone for the rest of the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman, 1860-1936
Author: Murray, Roy Irving
Illustrator: Keller, Arthur Ignatius, 1866-1924
EBook No.: 18529
Published: Jun 7, 2006
Downloads: 132
Language: English
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
Subject: Love stories
Subject: Epistolary fiction
Subject: Clergy -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.