Project Gutenberg 2010-02-02 Public domain in the USA. 194 Harris, Joel Chandler 1848 1908 Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches Free Joe -- Little Compton -- Aunt Fountain's prisoner -- Trouble on Lost Mountain -- Azalia. Produced by David Edwards, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain material produced by Microsoft for their Live Search Books site.) "Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches" by Joel Chandler Harris is a collection of short stories likely written in the late 19th century. This work illustrates various aspects of Southern life in Georgia, blending humor and pathos while focusing on the experiences of African Americans during and after slavery. The stories delve into themes of freedom, social dynamics, and human resilience, with the titular character Free Joe representing those struggles. The opening of "Free Joe" introduces us to the titular character, a free black man whose life is marked by the paradox of his liberty in a society that still perceives him with suspicion and disdain. Free Joe is depicted as a simple, kind-hearted individual who longs to see his wife, Lucinda, but faces constant prejudice from white citizens and disdain from enslaved individuals, both of whom view his freedom with skepticism. His journey reveals the complexities of being free yet marginalized, and as he attempts to visit Lucinda, he encounters a series of challenges that culminate in the harrowing separation from her when a cruel master relocates her. This poignant narrative sets the tone for the collection, highlighting both the humorous interactions and the deeper social issues of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/31160/31160-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Georgia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 378934 2025-07-12T15:11:32.863851 text/html 382764 2010-02-02T09:15:16 text/html 299384 2025-07-12T15:11:37.546875 application/epub+zip 301414 2025-07-12T15:11:33.627848 application/epub+zip 209892 2025-07-12T15:11:33.246954 application/epub+zip 412308 2025-07-12T15:11:40.685816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379356 2025-07-12T15:11:37.121861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288130 2022-09-14T10:32:22.644404 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345857 2025-07-12T15:11:32.247851 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 345741 2010-02-02T09:15:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 345730 2010-02-02T09:15:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21391 2025-07-12T15:11:40.892841 application/rdf+xml 28431 2025-07-12T15:11:33.326870 image/jpeg 3882 2025-07-12T15:11:33.287855 image/jpeg 133218 2010-02-02T09:15:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 282703 2010-02-02T09:15:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 133200 2010-02-02T09:15:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 281756 2025-07-12T15:11:32.895884 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