Project Gutenberg 2017-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 135 Carleton, Will 1845 1912 Carleton, W. M. (William McKendree) Carleton, William McKendree Farm Legends Produced by Carlo Traverso, Brian Wilsden, Lisa Anne Hatfield and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Farm Legends" by Will Carleton is a collection of narrative poems, likely written in the late 19th century. The volume showcases the author's portrayal of rural life and its various character studies, capturing the essence of human experiences amidst the backdrop of farms and communities. It explores themes of love, loss, and the rustic vibrancy of everyday life through vivid storytelling. The opening of "Farm Legends" introduces a diverse cast of schoolchildren and their schoolmaster, setting a lively scene in a district schoolhouse. Through the schoolmaster's observations, readers are introduced to various pupils, each with distinct personalities and quirks, as they engage in lessons and distractions. Additionally, the arrival of local community fathers aims to question the effectiveness of the schoolmaster's teaching methods, highlighting the tension between traditional education and evolving societal expectations. The narrative blends humor and social commentary, revealing the amusing dynamics of school life in a rural setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American poetry -- 19th century Farm life -- Poetry PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry 330717 2025-06-21T12:59:51.821369 text/html 322557 2024-10-23T01:39:30 text/html 3288747 2025-06-21T13:00:01.349325 application/epub+zip 3286921 2025-06-21T12:59:53.493456 application/epub+zip 187761 2025-06-21T12:59:52.585365 application/epub+zip 3383641 2025-06-21T13:00:05.847366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3347432 2025-06-21T13:00:00.474335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255729 2022-09-24T15:14:25.048366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196551 2023-09-23T09:32:14.214926 text/plain 176747 2024-10-23T01:39:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15888 2025-06-21T13:00:06.010351 application/rdf+xml 20747 2025-06-21T12:59:52.740392 image/jpeg 2864 2025-06-21T12:59:52.662384 image/jpeg 2972305 2025-06-21T12:59:51.983430 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