Project Gutenberg 2019-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 218 Read, Opie Percival 1852 1939 Read, Opie P. ca09005792 My Young Master: A Novel Produced by WebRover, Peter Vachuska, Dave Morgan, 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) "My Young Master: A Novel" by Opie Percival Read is a historical fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The story is narrated by a slave named Dan, who reflects on his life as he recounts his relationship with his young white master, Bob, and the social dynamics of the pre-Civil War South. Central themes include the complexities of slavery, class differences, and the innocence of childhood against the backdrop of a deeply flawed social system. The opening of the novel introduces Dan, who begins to share memories from his childhood on a Kentucky plantation owned by the influential Guilford Gradley. As he navigates his existence as a slave, he describes key figures in his life, including his master, Old Master, and his playmate, Mars. Bob, who is gifted to Dan as a birthday present, becomes a central character in Dan's life. The narrative quickly develops into a contrast between carefree childhood play and the harsh realities of slavery, highlighting moments of innocence, conflict, and the struggle for identity as Dan grapples with his status as property and his bond with Bob amid the complicated familial and societal expectations surrounding them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 89.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Slavery -- United States -- Fiction Kentucky -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 399309 2025-07-24T03:40:21.550503 text/html 404776 2019-06-29T09:23:48 text/html 537207 2025-07-24T03:40:26.983489 application/epub+zip 540791 2025-07-24T03:40:22.381505 application/epub+zip 216430 2025-07-24T03:40:21.945445 application/epub+zip 671335 2025-07-24T03:40:30.786392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630142 2025-07-24T03:40:26.466448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306303 2022-09-27T03:50:09.482617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363933 2025-07-24T03:40:20.897444 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 364165 2019-06-29T09:23:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18869 2025-07-24T03:40:30.934401 application/rdf+xml 22721 2025-07-24T03:40:22.039449 image/jpeg 3455 2025-07-24T03:40:21.991435 image/jpeg 489075 2019-06-29T09:23:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 139278 2019-06-29T09:23:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 490169 2025-07-24T03:40:21.595467 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