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Title: Duffels

Contents: Sister Tabea -- The redemptioner -- A basement story -- The gunpowder plot -- The story of a valentine -- Huldah, the help -- The new cashier -- Priscilla -- Talking for life -- Periwinkle -- The Christmas club.

Credits: Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was
produced from scanned images of public domain material
from the Google Print project.)

Summary: "Duffels" by Edward Eggleston is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book serves as a selection of Eggleston's shorter tales, showcasing various phases of human nature and life across the 18th and 19th centuries in America, highlighting experiences from diverse locations throughout the nation. With a range of characters and situations, the stories provide a tapestry of American life during this time, capturing the challenges and triumphs of its people. The opening of "Duffels" introduces the story "Sister Tabea," set in the Ephrata cloister of Pennsylvania, which was established by mystical pietists in the 18th century. The narrative unfolds in the communal life of the cloister, focusing on Sister Tabea, a rebellious and passionate young woman. As tensions rise among the sisters due to strict control from Brother Friedsam, the director, Tabea finds herself caught between her duties and her desire for independence. Through her interactions with her fellow sisters and her defiance of Brother Friedsam, the complexities of personal aspirations, love, and commitments are explored, laying the groundwork for deep emotional conflicts that resonate throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902

EBook No.: 25661

Published: May 31, 2008

Downloads: 166

Language: English

Subject: Short stories, American

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Duffels

Contents: Sister Tabea -- The redemptioner -- A basement story -- The gunpowder plot -- The story of a valentine -- Huldah, the help -- The new cashier -- Priscilla -- Talking for life -- Periwinkle -- The Christmas club.

Credits: Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was
produced from scanned images of public domain material
from the Google Print project.)

Summary: "Duffels" by Edward Eggleston is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book serves as a selection of Eggleston's shorter tales, showcasing various phases of human nature and life across the 18th and 19th centuries in America, highlighting experiences from diverse locations throughout the nation. With a range of characters and situations, the stories provide a tapestry of American life during this time, capturing the challenges and triumphs of its people. The opening of "Duffels" introduces the story "Sister Tabea," set in the Ephrata cloister of Pennsylvania, which was established by mystical pietists in the 18th century. The narrative unfolds in the communal life of the cloister, focusing on Sister Tabea, a rebellious and passionate young woman. As tensions rise among the sisters due to strict control from Brother Friedsam, the director, Tabea finds herself caught between her duties and her desire for independence. Through her interactions with her fellow sisters and her defiance of Brother Friedsam, the complexities of personal aspirations, love, and commitments are explored, laying the groundwork for deep emotional conflicts that resonate throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902

EBook No.: 25661

Published: May 31, 2008

Downloads: 166

Language: English

Subject: Short stories, American

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.