Project Gutenberg 2009-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 243 Erskine, Payne 1854 1924 Erskine, Emma Payne Gibbs, George 1870 1942 Gibbs, George Fort The Eye of Dread Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Eye of Dread" by Payne Erskine is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on the Ballard family, particularly the imaginative and sensitive young girl, Betty, as she navigates a world filled with her vivid fantasies and the stark realities of life during a tumultuous period marked by the Civil War. As the narrative unfolds, themes of innocence, war, family, and the struggle for personal identity emerge against a backdrop of changing societal norms. The opening portion of the book introduces us to Betty's enchanting childhood, filled with wonder and the stirrings of creativity as she perceives fairies and griffins in everyday life. As she plays in the garden at her family's home, we see her grappling with her conscience and the responsibilities of growing up—as well as her connection to her absorbing world of imagination. The narrative hints at the reality of the larger world, particularly the looming presence of the Civil War, which influences the lives of her family and friends, including young soldiers like Peter Junior and Richard Kildene. The contrasting themes of childhood innocence and the harsh realities of adult life begin to take shape, setting the stage for the character development and emotional depth that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 914096 2025-07-12T10:11:57.538937 text/html 951237 2024-10-24T20:21:47 text/html 474684 2025-07-12T10:12:09.057341 application/epub+zip 492492 2025-07-12T10:11:59.977901 application/epub+zip 416362 2025-07-12T10:11:58.549914 application/epub+zip 775131 2025-07-12T10:12:15.972314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 754302 2025-07-12T10:12:08.091358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654872 2022-09-14T04:08:53.077748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 811590 2025-07-12T10:11:55.626925 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 791847 2024-10-24T20:21:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 811565 2021-01-05T16:39:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 811558 2021-01-05T16:39:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22117 2025-07-12T10:12:16.139305 application/rdf+xml 10663 2025-07-12T10:11:59.074883 image/jpeg 3035 2025-07-12T10:11:58.808907 image/jpeg 307438 2021-01-05T16:39:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 407926 2021-01-05T16:39:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 307375 2021-01-05T16:39:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 460898 2025-07-12T10:11:57.612941 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