Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 135 Craddock, Charles Egbert 1850 1922 Dembry, R. Emmett Murfree, Mary Noailles Down the Ravine Les Bowler "Down the Ravine" by Charles Egbert Craddock is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story follows Birt Dicey, a young mountaineer living in the rugged Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee, whose ambitions and dreams are stirred when he discovers a possible gold mine on lands that a friend, Nate Griggs, has just entered. Birt grapples with his family’s poverty and yearns for independence and a brighter future. The opening of the book introduces a picturesque yet challenging landscape, setting the stage for the character-driven tale. It begins with Birt and his friends hunting a red fox, leading to an exploration of Birt's hopes and dreams as he contemplates buying a horse to improve his family's farming efforts. His ambitions take a turn when he discovers a glimmer of what could be gold, but tension arises from the dynamics with Nate Griggs, who has returned unexpectedly with intentions of claiming the land Birt staked his dreams on. The opening chapters effectively establish the rural setting, Birt's desires, and the complications introduced by his friendships and the allure of adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Mountain life -- Fiction Cumberland Mountains -- Fiction Tennessee -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 313435 2025-08-03T03:52:52.113904 text/html 219973 2024-10-28T16:50:15 text/html 168398 2025-08-03T03:52:59.461836 application/epub+zip 174638 2025-08-03T03:52:54.956871 application/epub+zip 160467 2025-08-03T03:52:53.770871 application/epub+zip 345789 2025-08-03T03:53:02.212833 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301309 2025-08-03T03:52:58.730830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149643 2022-09-03T06:48:41.374708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207555 2025-08-03T03:52:50.989905 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187854 2024-10-28T16:50:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16771 2025-08-03T03:53:02.352809 application/rdf+xml 14337 2025-08-03T03:52:54.294842 image/jpeg 3460 2025-08-03T03:52:54.027858 image/jpeg 166760 2025-08-03T03:52:52.133868 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