Project Gutenberg 2016-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 129 Gale, Zona 1874 1938 Breese, William Llywelyn, Mrs. Breese, William Lleywelyn, Mrs. Mothers to Men Produced by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Mothers to Men" by Zona Gale is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a struggling father and his young son who are walking through the rain after the loss of the boy's mother. The narrative explores the themes of parental sacrifice, the desire for a better life, and the child's innocence amidst hardship. At the start of the novel, a father and his son find themselves trudging through a rainy night, where the boy expresses concern about a hole in his shoe. The father grapples with his own struggles and the recent death of his wife, contemplating leaving his son in a safe home while he confronts his demons. As they navigate the darkness, the boy's innocence shines through, contrasting with the father's heavy burden of responsibility and regret. The opening sets up a poignant exploration of familial bonds and the search for hope in difficult circumstances, leading to interactions with the residents of Friendship Village. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en City and town life -- Fiction Foundlings -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 445127 2025-07-21T10:48:25.402377 text/html 432357 2024-10-23T01:28:04 text/html 264902 2025-07-21T10:48:30.980376 application/epub+zip 268348 2025-07-21T10:48:26.270378 application/epub+zip 246579 2025-07-21T10:48:25.825382 application/epub+zip 406318 2025-07-21T10:48:34.597383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367666 2025-07-21T10:48:30.483433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344197 2022-09-24T11:36:56.592446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406657 2025-07-21T10:48:24.428374 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 386845 2024-10-23T01:28:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17024 2025-07-21T10:48:34.722345 application/rdf+xml 25032 2025-07-21T10:48:25.916373 image/jpeg 3602 2025-07-21T10:48:25.870423 image/jpeg 241188 2025-07-21T10:48:25.440393 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