Project Gutenberg 2016-11-23 Public domain in the USA. 111 Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell 1857 1945 Campbell, Margaretta Wade The Wisdom of Fools Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise -- The House of Rimmon -- Counting the cost -- The law, or the gospel? Produced by MFR, John Campbell 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 Wisdom of Fools" by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the engaged couple, Amy Townsend and Reverend William West, as they navigate societal expectations and personal dilemmas intertwined with their relationship, addressing themes of love, honesty, and moral integrity. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Amy and William in a moment of relaxed intimacy under an oak tree, where their engagement is the topic of conversation. The light-hearted moment soon reveals deeper complexities as they discuss societal judgments regarding their union, particularly William's role as a clergyman and Amy's past. The dialogue shifts between playful banter and serious topics, highlighting William's internal struggles with his past mistakes and the weight of secrets that might affect their future together. As they prepare for their upcoming marriage, contrasting perspectives on honesty emerge, foreshadowing potential conflict as William wrestles with whether to disclose his youthful transgression of forgery, which may impact their relationship profoundly. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Pennsylvania -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 302150 2025-07-21T10:28:40.193683 text/html 285126 2024-10-23T01:25:28 text/html 223120 2025-07-21T10:28:44.967651 application/epub+zip 222423 2025-07-21T10:28:41.158647 application/epub+zip 153083 2025-07-21T10:28:40.683670 application/epub+zip 313597 2025-07-21T10:28:48.016613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277384 2025-07-21T10:28:44.492654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214848 2022-09-24T10:48:20.281453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269084 2025-07-21T10:28:39.684641 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 249237 2024-10-23T01:25:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17394 2025-07-21T10:28:48.144608 application/rdf+xml 13869 2025-07-21T10:28:40.769640 image/jpeg 2013 2025-07-21T10:28:40.725638 image/jpeg 227366 2025-07-21T10:28:40.232677 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