Project Gutenberg 2006-09-15 Public domain in the USA. 166 Townsend, George Alfred 1841 1914 Townsend, G. A. (George Alfred) Bouquet, Johnny Bohemian Days: Three American Tales Short novels: The rebel colony in Paris. Married abroad. The deaf man of Kensington -- Chords: Bohemia. Little Grisette. The pigeon girl. The dead Bohemian. Produced by Bethanne M. Simms, Dave Macfarlane and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Bohemian Days: Three American Tales" by George Alfred Townsend is a collection of narrative tales likely written in the late 19th century. The book explores the lives and experiences of Southern expatriates who have fled to Paris during the Civil War, highlighting their struggles with poverty, gambling, and loss of identity. The central characters including Mr. Auburn Risque and Mr. Pisgah experience a descent from previous wealth to desperation as they navigate their new lives in a foreign city. The opening of the collection begins with a glimpse into the lives of seven exiled characters who find themselves in a dilapidated tenement in Paris. They engage in games of chance, particularly roulette, in a desperate attempt to regain their former fortunes. It is evident that they are deeply affected by their circumstances, nostalgic for the past when they enjoyed wealth and social standing back in the South. The atmosphere is heavy with despair and hopelessness, punctuated by their interactions and the somber acknowledgment of one character's death, which serves as a grim reminder of their precarious situation and the fragility of life. Through the characters' conversations and reflections, Townsend effectively sets the stage for exploring themes of identity, loss, and the pursuit of hope amidst adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Poetry Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 445019 2025-07-08T08:30:03.556206 text/html 451936 2006-09-15T16:09:22 text/html 277164 2025-07-08T08:30:13.512118 application/epub+zip 281323 2025-07-08T08:30:07.313175 application/epub+zip 254280 2025-07-08T08:30:05.825172 application/epub+zip 529377 2025-07-08T08:30:18.082111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481310 2025-07-08T08:30:12.291160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385271 2022-09-09T08:41:39.681631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404601 2025-07-08T08:30:02.490208 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 404444 2006-09-15T16:09:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 404435 2006-09-15T16:09:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21635 2025-07-08T08:30:18.221103 application/rdf+xml 17701 2025-07-08T08:30:06.343211 image/jpeg 4189 2025-07-08T08:30:06.083151 image/jpeg 161952 2006-09-15T16:09:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 171546 2006-09-15T16:09:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 161859 2006-09-15T16:09:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 262245 2025-07-08T08:30:03.590201 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