Project Gutenberg 2017-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 229 Taylor, Bayard 1825 1878 Taylor, James Bayard Taylor, J. B. Taylor, J.B. Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_and_His_Friend:_A_Story_of_Pennsylvania Barry Abrahamsen, Mary Glenn Krause, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania" by Bayard Taylor is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around the character Joseph Asten, who grapples with the expectations of country life, family duties, and his growing feelings towards women, particularly in relation to the societal changes introduced by a visiting city girl, Julia Blessing. The book explores themes of love, friendship, and the contrasts between rural simplicity and urban sophistication. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Joseph, who showcases a mix of timidity and innocence as he prepares for a social event, which is also a point of tension with his aunt, Rachel. Their conversation reflects the hesitations surrounding his emerging independence and the societal norms of their rural community. As the evening unfolds, Joseph's interactions with Elwood Withers, his best friend, reveal his naivety regarding love and relationships, setting the stage for further complications involving Julia and Lucy Henderson, another girl who has captured Joseph's attention. The opening sets a contemplative tone, tinged with humor and the anxiety of young love, establishing a foundation for character development and the exploration of deeper emotional landscapes throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Pennsylvania -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 684330 2025-07-22T04:46:29.988652 text/html 664695 2024-10-23T02:11:07 text/html 548429 2025-07-22T04:46:38.169145 application/epub+zip 549262 2025-07-22T04:46:31.101202 application/epub+zip 366656 2025-07-22T04:46:30.558688 application/epub+zip 697904 2025-07-22T04:46:43.699118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 659179 2025-07-22T04:46:37.647166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477018 2022-09-25T00:22:12.781263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 628987 2025-07-22T04:46:28.866688 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 609090 2024-10-23T02:11:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16452 2025-07-22T04:46:43.839096 application/rdf+xml 13462 2025-07-22T04:46:30.651655 image/jpeg 2173 2025-07-22T04:46:30.606655 image/jpeg 488466 2025-07-22T04:46:30.046720 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