Project Gutenberg 2010-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 287 Read, Opie Percival 1852 1939 Read, Opie P. A Yankee from the West: A Novel Produced by Darleen Dove, David K. Park, Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Yankee from the West" by Opie Percival Read is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a man named Milford, who arrives in a rural Illinois community, seeking work and a new start. With rich descriptions of the landscape and keen observations about the local life, Read explores themes of identity, belonging, and the contrasts between urban and rural experiences. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to Milford, a rugged traveler disillusioned by his past and eager to find a new purpose in the pastoral charm of southern Illinois. The opening chapter paints a vivid picture of the local environment and the characters that inhabit it, particularly focusing on Mrs. Stuvic, a strong-willed widow who runs a boarding house. As Milford interacts with local farmers and other residents, including the eccentric Lewson and the vibrant hired help, he begins to carve out a niche in this new world. The dynamic relationships and humorous dialogues set the stage for a story rich in character development and social commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 94.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Farm life -- Fiction Illinois -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 448441 2025-06-13T15:54:14.414108 text/html 454807 2010-09-20T09:24:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 164463 2010-09-20T09:24:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 262290 2025-06-13T15:54:25.170004 application/epub+zip 264673 2025-06-13T15:54:18.439997 application/epub+zip 238856 2025-06-13T15:54:16.827064 application/epub+zip 485817 2025-06-13T15:54:30.034991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443142 2025-06-13T15:54:23.895008 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393591 2022-09-15T11:42:24.278876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408841 2025-06-13T15:54:13.125083 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 408722 2010-09-20T09:24:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 155826 2010-09-20T09:24:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 408714 2010-09-20T09:24:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155806 2010-09-20T09:24:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20582 2025-06-13T15:54:30.184944 application/rdf+xml 14370 2025-06-13T15:54:17.414019 image/jpeg 3581 2025-06-13T15:54:17.120063 image/jpeg 248207 2025-06-13T15:54:14.453039 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