Project Gutenberg 2011-04-07 Public domain in the USA. 204 Harben, Will N. (Will Nathaniel) 1858 1919 Harben, William Nathaniel The Hills of Refuge: A Novel Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Hills of Refuge: A Novel" by Will N. Harben is a fictional work written in the late 19th century. This narrative delves into the intricate dynamics of family relationships, focusing on the struggles of the Browne family, particularly involving William and his younger brother Charles. As the story unfolds, the reader is introduced to themes of financial desperation, addiction, and the impact of personal choices on loved ones. The opening portion of the novel sets the stage in the Browne household, depicting a tense breakfast dynamic marked by William’s internal conflict over his professional responsibilities and his troubled brother Charles, who is battling alcoholism. The interactions between William, his wife Celeste, and their young daughter Ruth highlight the emotional strain within the family, particularly as Celeste exhibits concern for both her husband’s mental state and Charles’ well-being. As tensions rise, Charles struggles with feelings of guilt and inadequacy, determining to leave Boston for good to spare his family further pain. The narrative thus intertwines family loyalty with themes of sacrifice and redemption as Charles contemplates his future amidst a growing sense of despair concerning his brother's fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 656949 2025-06-14T14:05:55.054580 text/html 661885 2011-04-07T11:19:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 288276 2011-04-07T11:19:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 365849 2025-06-14T14:06:06.024467 application/epub+zip 374830 2025-06-14T14:05:58.621556 application/epub+zip 314249 2025-06-14T14:05:57.146585 application/epub+zip 649624 2025-06-14T14:06:12.114482 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608745 2025-06-14T14:06:05.063555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503955 2022-09-16T11:09:17.675926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630471 2025-06-14T14:05:53.698524 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 630375 2011-04-07T11:19:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 240075 2011-04-07T11:19:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 630366 2011-04-07T11:19:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 240044 2011-04-07T11:19:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20234 2025-06-14T14:06:12.264396 application/rdf+xml 14702 2025-06-14T14:05:57.740489 image/jpeg 3731 2025-06-14T14:05:57.444478 image/jpeg 357470 2025-06-14T14:05:55.121500 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