Project Gutenberg 2015-03-31 Public domain in the USA. 115 Sheldon, Charles M. 1857 1946 Sheldon, Charles Monroe 98000284 The Redemption of Freetown Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Redemption of Freetown" by Charles M. Sheldon is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set in the fictional town of Merton, the story explores the social and moral dilemmas faced by the characters against a backdrop of crime and racial tension, particularly focusing on a troubled district known as Freetown. The book aims to tackle themes of redemption, personal responsibility, and the impact of community involvement in addressing social issues. The narrative begins with Judge Vernon sentencing a young African American man, Burke Williams, for a crime related to the tumultuous environment of Freetown, which is plagued by lawlessness and immorality. As the story unfolds, the lives of several prominent figures, including the judge's family and the local minister, Howard Douglass, intersect with the plight of the community in Freetown. Following a tragic incident involving the judge's son, the characters come together to devise a plan to redeem Freetown, leading to the establishment of a social settlement aimed at uplifting its inhabitants. The novel highlights the transformative power of love and commitment as the community rallies to address the deep-rooted problems, emphasizing that true change comes from individual and collective action. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christian fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 123690 2025-09-19T12:31:48.024725 text/html 99854 2024-10-24T17:13:19 text/html 1194410 2025-09-19T12:31:50.819716 application/epub+zip 1194942 2025-09-19T12:31:48.637727 application/epub+zip 105751 2025-09-19T12:31:48.314728 application/epub+zip 1258025 2025-09-19T12:31:52.705678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1180396 2025-09-19T12:31:50.498756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148806 2022-09-22T05:37:19.339538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105174 2025-09-19T12:31:47.729746 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85231 2024-10-24T17:13:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16286 2025-09-19T12:31:52.830718 application/rdf+xml 30322 2025-09-19T12:31:48.392721 image/jpeg 4407 2025-09-19T12:31:48.353781 image/jpeg 1153197 2025-09-19T12:31:48.079747 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