Project Gutenberg 2010-01-30 Public domain in the USA. 162 Craddock, Charles Egbert 1850 1922 Dembry, R. Emmett Murfree, Mary Noailles The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain, and Other Stories The mystery of Witch-Face Mountain -- Taking the blue ribbon at the county fair -- The casting vote. Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain" by Charles Egbert Craddock is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The stories are set against the backdrop of the Appalachian Mountains and often explore themes of folklore, local superstition, and the interplay between nature and humanity. The opening story introduces the enigmatic "Witch-Face," a mountain that takes on the visage of a witch under certain lighting, affecting the perceptions and superstitions of the local inhabitants. The beginning of the story draws readers into the rugged landscape where a mountaineer named Constant Hite shares tales of the Witch-Face with an educated stranger visiting the area. As they discuss the supernatural implications of the mountain's peculiar shape and the unsettling lights seen at night, they display contrasting attitudes; Hite embraces local folklore, while the stranger seeks a rational explanation. Their dialogue suggests a deeper mystery about human curiosity and fear of the unknown, reflected in Hite's pride and the stranger's skepticism. As they engage, an underlying tension escalates, hinting at the book's exploration of fate, superstition, and the connection between the people and their environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Mountain life -- Fiction Cumberland Mountains -- Fiction Tennessee -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: American Literature 410283 2025-07-12T15:01:10.122855 text/html 410104 2025-01-12T16:22:38.316980 text/html 257462 2025-07-12T15:01:17.806822 application/epub+zip 262834 2025-07-12T15:01:13.412848 application/epub+zip 223786 2025-07-12T15:01:12.228834 application/epub+zip 514419 2025-07-12T15:01:21.146834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493464 2025-07-12T15:01:17.047846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450886 2022-09-14T10:18:18.823031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381983 2025-07-12T15:01:09.742856 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 381874 2021-01-06T02:40:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 381867 2021-01-06T02:40:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21111 2025-07-12T15:01:21.271808 application/rdf+xml 22158 2025-07-12T15:01:12.723826 image/jpeg 4653 2025-07-12T15:01:12.473834 image/jpeg 153037 2021-01-06T02:40:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 152986 2021-01-06T02:40:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 255488 2025-07-12T15:01:10.153923 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