Project Gutenberg 2008-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 291 Dunbar, Paul Laurence 1872 1906 The uncalled : $b A novel E-text prepared by S. Drawehn, Suzanne Shell, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Uncalled" by Paul Laurence Dunbar is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in the small, impoverished town of Dexter, Ohio, and explores themes of life, death, and the harsh realities faced by its inhabitants. The central character introduced in the initial chapters is Freddie Brent, a young boy grappling with the consequences of his mother’s untimely death and the impact of societal neglect. The opening of the novel sets a somber tone, as it begins with the dreary morning after the death of Margaret Brent. We are introduced to a group of women gathered in Margaret's ramshackle home as they prepare for her burial. Their conversations reveal their indifference and judgment towards Margaret's struggles with alcoholism, as well as a shared societal tendency to prioritize the living over the dead. Amidst this, young Freddie awakens to the harsh reality of his new life without his mother, and the women attempt to figure out what to do with him. The scene captures both the despair of loss and the complexities of community, hinting at Freddie's uncertain future as he is caught between the expectations of his new guardians and the legacy of his mother. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Religious fiction Spiritual life -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 355086 2025-06-10T11:34:34.207726 text/html 358996 2008-04-25T14:57:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 276629 2008-04-25T14:59:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 286742 2025-06-10T11:34:40.630657 application/epub+zip 288555 2025-06-10T11:34:35.418696 application/epub+zip 203747 2025-06-10T11:34:34.808693 application/epub+zip 405896 2025-06-10T11:34:44.744633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370130 2025-06-10T11:34:39.982718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284691 2022-09-11T13:58:06.702122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314227 2025-06-10T11:34:33.407724 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 314014 2008-04-25T14:54:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 122013 2008-04-25T14:54:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 314022 2008-04-25T14:54:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122016 2008-04-25T14:54:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20667 2025-06-10T11:34:44.910636 application/rdf+xml 25537 2025-06-10T11:34:34.913699 image/jpeg 3555 2025-06-10T11:34:34.859714 image/jpeg 274504 2025-06-10T11:34:34.247712 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