Project Gutenberg 2013-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 142 Colton, Arthur 1868 1943 Colton, Arthur Willis "The Debatable Land": A Novel Produced by Ron Stephens, Greg Bergquist 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 Debatable Land" by Arthur Colton is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work explores themes of identity, community, and the contrast between individual aspirations and societal expectations, primarily through the lives of its characters within a small New England town and the larger city of Hamilton. The opening of the novel introduces widow Bourn and her daughter Helen, hinting at a generational struggle and the emotional weight of legacy and regret. Through vivid descriptions of their surroundings and Helen's youthful aspirations, we see a backdrop steeped in a sense of nostalgia and expectation. The narrative shifts to include characters such as Thaddeus Bourn, who embodies societal expectations, and Morgan Map, whose ambitions and aspirations challenge conventional boundaries. As relationships begin to intertwine—especially concerning Helen and Morgan—the story sets the stage for a rich exploration of human connections against the contrasting landscapes of Hagar and Hamilton, providing a poignant reflection on the "debatable land" between personal hopes and the realities of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41963/41963-h/images/frontcover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 415479 2025-07-17T05:25:39.492439 text/html 401894 2024-10-23T13:48:08 text/html 288924 2025-07-17T05:25:45.675410 application/epub+zip 290929 2025-07-17T05:25:40.552462 application/epub+zip 229935 2025-07-17T05:25:40.013443 application/epub+zip 429111 2025-07-17T05:25:49.749426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382914 2025-07-17T05:25:45.047456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322053 2022-09-19T08:01:04.844822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368063 2023-09-18T09:20:52.065963 text/plain 348198 2024-10-23T13:48:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15724 2025-07-17T05:25:49.877378 application/rdf+xml 17887 2025-07-17T05:25:40.104426 image/jpeg 2911 2025-07-17T05:25:40.058469 image/jpeg 262871 2025-07-17T05:25:39.529483 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