Project Gutenberg 2006-11-09 Public domain in the USA. 317 Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell) 1858 1932 05023036 The Colonel's Dream Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colonel%27s_Dream E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Jeannie Howse, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/) E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Jeannie Howse, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Colonel's Dream" by Charles W. Chesnutt is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work explores themes of race, identity, and social change in the post-Civil War South, focusing on the titular character, Colonel Henry French, who returns to his hometown after a successful career in the North. The narrative delves into his relationships with both his past and the people he encounters when he comes back, offering a critique of the social dynamics and racial inequalities of the time. The opening of "The Colonel's Dream" introduces Colonel Henry French, who has just become wealthy after negotiating the sale of his business. We see him interacting with his partners, Kirby and Mrs. Jerviss, emphasizing the tension and anticipation surrounding the deal and the subsequent repercussions of his overwork. Following this, he embarks on a journey back to Clarendon with his son, Philip, where the past starts to merge with the present. As they arrive, French reflects on his childhood memories, revisiting transformative and nostalgic moments in the Southern town, setting the stage for his exploration of identity and belonging, which will undoubtedly shape his future endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en City and town life -- Fiction Psychological fiction Rich people -- Fiction Race relations -- Fiction North Carolina -- Fiction Racism -- Fiction Failure (Psychology) -- Fiction United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans -- Fiction PS Text African American Writers Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 559976 2025-06-08T11:29:35.264757 text/html 553957 2006-11-09T18:01:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 205250 2006-11-09T18:01:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 285891 2025-06-08T11:29:46.089713 application/epub+zip 293959 2025-06-08T11:29:38.172764 application/epub+zip 293959 2025-06-08T11:29:36.468752 application/epub+zip 502397 2025-06-08T11:29:51.471746 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459394 2025-06-08T11:29:44.632708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434269 2022-09-09T11:02:10.219782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502520 2025-06-08T11:29:33.897802 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 502279 2006-11-09T17:57:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 194801 2006-11-09T17:57:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 502287 2006-11-09T17:57:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 194796 2006-11-09T17:57:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23240 2025-06-08T11:29:51.632681 application/rdf+xml 12586 2025-06-08T11:29:37.054760 image/jpeg 3238 2025-06-08T11:29:36.762750 image/jpeg 266924 2025-06-08T11:29:35.311782 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