Project Gutenberg 2006-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 210 Read, Opie Percival 1852 1939 Read, Opie P. An Arkansas Planter Produced by David Garcia, Stacy Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "An Arkansas Planter" by Opie Percival Read is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story dives into the life of a prominent Arkansas plantation owner, Major John Cranceford, and his lengthy discussions and conflicts regarding his daughter, Louise, who has fallen in love with a man of questionable health and reputation, Carl Pennington. The narrative explores themes of love, family loyalty, and the complex dynamics of social class in a post-Civil War Southern setting. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to the life of the Arkansas planter and the scenic yet troubled backdrop of Reconstruction-era Arkansas. The focus quickly shifts to the Cranceford family, particularly Major Cranceford's struggles as he confronts his daughter’s desire to marry a man he views as unfit due to his deteriorating health and familial history. The opening chapters vividly illustrate the Major's authoritative yet caring nature and offer insight into Louise's passionate defiance against her father's wishes, creating a tension that sets the stage for the unfolding drama in their lives against the backdrop of societal expectations. The characters are richly drawn, reflecting the complexities of their relationships and the era in which they live. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Plantation life -- Fiction Arkansas -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 418847 2025-06-08T08:15:41.486735 text/html 424795 2006-08-23T06:54:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 210432 2006-08-23T06:54:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 300608 2025-06-08T08:15:50.964685 application/epub+zip 302022 2025-06-08T08:15:45.064713 application/epub+zip 229862 2025-06-08T08:15:43.651711 application/epub+zip 511734 2025-06-08T08:15:55.558648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472854 2025-06-08T08:15:49.978702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389733 2022-09-09T07:41:50.722505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384930 2025-06-08T08:15:40.549726 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 384752 2006-08-23T06:54:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146244 2006-08-23T06:54:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19254 2025-06-08T08:15:55.705622 application/rdf+xml 15480 2025-06-08T08:15:44.230681 image/jpeg 3921 2025-06-08T08:15:43.941684 image/jpeg 286932 2025-06-08T08:15:41.530724 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