Project Gutenberg 2009-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 186 Pearson, C. H. (Charles Henry) 1824 1906 Pearson, Charles Henry The Cabin on the Prairie E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Cabin on the Prairie" by C. H. Pearson is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds on the American frontier, focusing on a pioneer family as they navigate the difficulties of life in the rugged wilderness. The novel emphasizes themes of aspiration, the struggle for a better life, and the tensions between different social classes, primarily through the perspective of young Tom Jones, who is seeking to carve out his own destiny amid the challenges of frontier existence. The opening of the book introduces us to Tom Jones, a sixteen-year-old boy grappling with his unsatisfactory life as the son of a squatter family on the frontier. Dissatisfied with his family's transient way of living, which is marked by poverty and lack of education, Tom dreams of pursuing a better future. The narrative quickly immerses us in his family's daily struggles, including a chaotic chase of a fawn that momentarily provides a joyful distraction from their hardships. Tom's determination to make something of himself becomes evident as he considers leaving home to seek education, setting the stage for his internal conflicts and the relationships that will define his journey throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 434713 2025-07-12T04:44:42.676624 text/html 453612 2009-05-18T13:46:43 text/html 881836 2025-07-12T04:44:50.122639 application/epub+zip 888975 2025-07-12T04:44:44.678608 application/epub+zip 238525 2025-07-12T04:44:43.452609 application/epub+zip 1085222 2025-07-12T04:44:54.272558 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1069299 2025-07-12T04:44:49.341609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379982 2022-09-13T11:46:07.278834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383705 2025-07-12T04:44:41.765658 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 383505 2009-05-18T13:42:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 383513 2009-05-18T13:42:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20811 2025-07-12T04:44:54.405558 application/rdf+xml 12710 2025-07-12T04:44:43.957695 image/jpeg 3685 2025-07-12T04:44:43.702622 image/jpeg 149859 2009-05-18T13:42:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 792527 2009-05-18T13:59:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 149863 2009-05-18T13:42:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 855511 2025-07-12T04:44:42.728642 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