Project Gutenberg 2010-08-20 Public domain in the USA. 374 Hough, Emerson 1857 1923 Bracker, M. Leone 1885 1937 The Broken Gate: A Novel Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Broken Gate: A Novel" by Emerson Hough is a work of fiction written in the early 20th century. This novel delves into themes of identity, familial connections, and societal perceptions through the complex life of Dieudonné "Don" Lane, who unexpectedly discovers his mother, Aurora Lane, after being raised under the belief he was an orphan. The opening chapters move briskly through the small town of Spring Valley, highlighting the chatter and scrutiny surrounding Aurora, who bears the stigma of having given birth to a child out of wedlock. The opening of the novel introduces us to Don upon his arrival in Spring Valley, where he is met with a mix of recognition and curiosity, particularly concerning his mother, who has a complicated past. As he reunites with Aurora, both share their joy and apprehension about their newfound connection after years of separation. However, a public incident involving his mother and local troublemaker Eph Adamson quickly escalates, leading to a confrontation that forces Don to protect her honor. This encounter ignites a series of events that unravel their hidden truths and challenge the small community’s judgment, setting the stage for deeper conflicts regarding identity, past sins, and reconciliation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/33475/33475-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Illegitimate children -- Fiction Villages -- Fiction Mothers and sons -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 493015 2025-06-13T14:29:24.806471 text/html 501033 2010-08-20T16:14:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 405407 2010-08-20T16:14:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 418319 2025-06-13T14:29:31.320414 application/epub+zip 423901 2025-06-13T14:29:25.785453 application/epub+zip 231413 2025-06-13T14:29:25.293508 application/epub+zip 575243 2025-06-13T14:29:35.989411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 543154 2025-06-13T14:29:30.865472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351270 2022-09-15T10:07:15.025390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469013 2025-06-13T14:29:23.839474 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 468867 2010-08-20T16:14:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 178221 2010-08-20T16:14:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 468867 2010-08-20T16:14:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 178167 2010-08-20T16:14:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21621 2025-06-13T14:29:36.153395 application/rdf+xml 15104 2025-06-13T14:29:25.389456 image/jpeg 2108 2025-06-13T14:29:25.341442 image/jpeg 405445 2025-06-13T14:29:24.864466 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