Project Gutenberg 2010-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 178 Chapman, Ethel M. 1888 1976 God's Green Country: A Novel of Canadian Rural Life Produced by Andrew Sly, Stephen Hope and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "God's Green Country: A Novel of Canadian Rural Life" by Ethel M. Chapman is a novel written in the early 20th century. It explores the life of a rural family in Ontario, focusing on the struggles of a young boy named Billy Withers as he navigates the harsh realities of farm life, childhood, and family dynamics. The narrative expresses themes of ambition, fear, and the longing for a different life as Billy grapples with his father's strict and often harsh ways while longing for education and freedom. The opening portion of the novel introduces us to the Withers family, revealing a tense atmosphere on their farm, compounded by the fear Billy feels toward his father's authority. As farm chores begin, Billy is pulled out of school against his wishes, adding to his internal conflict and desire for a better future. His mother, Mary, serves as a source of support amidst the family's struggles, but she too is burdened by the weight of their circumstances. The narrative sets up Billy's character as an earnest child with dreams beyond the confines of their farm while foreshadowing the challenges he will face in his quest for self-identity and a hopeful future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Farm life -- Canada -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 408331 2025-08-14T07:45:18.274419 text/html 418689 2010-12-20T15:12:42 text/html 239947 2025-08-14T07:45:26.035402 application/epub+zip 244707 2025-08-14T07:45:21.599393 application/epub+zip 220347 2025-08-14T07:45:20.377955 application/epub+zip 480426 2025-08-14T07:45:29.372346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465680 2025-08-14T07:45:25.214405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368916 2022-09-16T04:34:40.705821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382631 2025-08-14T07:45:17.567414 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 382463 2010-12-20T15:12:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17615 2025-08-14T07:45:29.510358 application/rdf+xml 19747 2025-08-14T07:45:20.874386 image/jpeg 4343 2025-08-14T07:45:20.624403 image/jpeg 153352 2010-12-20T15:12:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 146892 2010-12-20T15:12:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 237760 2025-08-14T07:45:18.307444 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