Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 194 Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay) 1809 1885 Arthur, Timothy Shay Uncle Herbert Herbert, Uncle Ten Nights in a Bar Room Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Nights_in_a_Bar-Room_and_What_I_Saw_There Produced by Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "Ten Nights in a Bar Room" by T. S. Arthur is a cautionary novel written in the mid-19th century. The story unfolds primarily in the setting of the 'Sickle and Sheaf' tavern, under the management of Simon Slade, as it explores the dire consequences of alcohol consumption on individuals and families, particularly focusing on Joe Morgan, a once-respected miller who succumbs to the lure of drink, leaving his wife and children to suffer from his addiction. At the start of the novel, we meet Simon Slade as he prepares to take on the role of a tavern keeper, expressing pride in his new establishment and a naive belief that his son, Frank, is safe from the temptations of alcohol. As customers begin to arrive, we see Joe Morgan, the tragic figure in the narrative, who grapples with his own inner demons. The opening portion delves into the dynamics between Slade, his family, and the specter of social vice personified by Joe Morgan and others, hinting at the broader themes of morality, temptation, and the detrimental effects of tavern life on young minds. As the various characters' lives intertwine, the reader begins to sense the impending disaster that alcohol can cause in their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christian fiction Temperance -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology 354531 2025-07-02T12:02:41.022334 text/html 349145 2020-12-28T06:44:36 text/html 200529 2025-07-02T12:02:47.182325 application/epub+zip 205097 2025-07-02T12:02:42.809348 application/epub+zip 205096 2025-07-02T12:02:41.689348 application/epub+zip 378321 2025-07-02T12:02:50.386327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367666 2025-07-02T12:02:46.465442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323811 2022-09-03T04:09:01.774501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326418 2025-07-02T12:02:40.117400 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 326269 2020-12-28T06:44:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19072 2025-07-02T12:02:50.513305 application/rdf+xml 13317 2025-07-02T12:02:42.186357 image/jpeg 3774 2025-07-02T12:02:41.937364 image/jpeg 126870 2020-12-28T06:44:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 123756 2020-12-28T06:44:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 195402 2025-07-02T12:02:41.051350 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