Project Gutenberg 2018-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 176 Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine) 1834 1924 Baring-Gould, Sabine Gould, Sabine Baring Gould, S. Baring In a Quiet Village Dan'l Coombe -- Timothy Slouch -- Doble Drewe -- Mary Trembath -- The old post-boy -- Auntie -- Brother Augustine -- Haroun the carpenter -- Shone Evans -- Henry Frost -- Milk-maids -- The bride's well -- Jack Hannaford -- From death to life -- Cicely Crowe -- The weathercock -- A plum-pudding -- A Christmas tree -- Folk-prayers -- Crazy Jane. Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "In a Quiet Village" by S. Baring-Gould is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book features a series of sketches that revolve around the lives of various villagers, depicting their personalities, quirks, and everyday struggles in a rural setting. Through vivid characterizations, the work captures the charm and complexity of village life, highlighting themes of humanity, kindness, and the occasional folly of its inhabitants. The opening of the collection introduces readers to Old Dan’l Coombe, a mysterious tailor who becomes a subject of fascination for his neighbors due to his reclusive nature and curious nightly activities. The villagers speculate about Coombe's secret projects, leading to wild theories about his abilities as a healer. As his life unfolds, we learn that after thirty-five years of diligence, his life's work—a comprehensive dictionary of biblical words—turns out to be unnecessary, as a similar resource already exists. This poignant moment reflects on the themes of ambition, the search for meaning, and the bittersweet nature of life’s endeavors, setting a contemplative tone for the stories to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Fiction Villages -- Fiction Wales -- Fiction Short stories, English PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: British Literature 434948 2025-06-22T13:20:41.217327 text/html 439986 2018-02-08T13:53:06 text/html 232018 2025-06-22T13:20:48.357307 application/epub+zip 234453 2025-06-22T13:20:42.394342 application/epub+zip 234453 2025-06-22T13:20:41.788330 application/epub+zip 365824 2025-06-22T13:20:52.923292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325824 2025-06-22T13:20:47.723281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330179 2022-08-25T12:39:14.417862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386360 2025-06-22T13:20:40.111313 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 386543 2018-02-08T13:53:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19634 2025-06-22T13:20:53.099269 application/rdf+xml 13999 2025-06-22T13:20:41.904317 image/jpeg 2286 2025-06-22T13:20:41.844296 image/jpeg 150727 2018-02-08T13:53:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 207985 2018-02-08T13:53:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 207587 2025-06-22T13:20:41.259322 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