Project Gutenberg 2019-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 183 Cumberland, Gerald 1879 1926 Tales of a Cruel Country The two lovers -- Katya Kontorompa -- The Baths murder -- The dreamer -- When the green roses came -- Paul of Tarsus -- The moon man -- How his friends destroyed him -- The victim -- Trench madness -- Loot -- How it grew -- Katya's wooing -- The storm -- The man who gave his soul -- The stranger -- A little correspondence -- The deaf-mute of Kilindir -- La belle dame sans merci -- Into dust -- The grandchild -- Nerves. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Tales of a Cruel Country" by Gerald Cumberland is a collection of narratives written in the early 20th century. The stories explore the lives, loves, and struggles of characters set against the backdrop of Macedonia, delving into themes of passion, loss, and the cruelties of human relationships. The collection features a range of compelling characters, including Stephanie Miniati, who navigates conflicting affections, and Orosdi, who is consumed by both love and jealousy. The opening of the collection introduces us to Stephanie Miniati, a beautiful young woman torn between the memory of her deceased lover and her relationship with the handsome Orosdi. As she faces the anniversary of her first lover's death, her internal conflict becomes apparent: while she desires Orosdi's love, societal expectations and her own memories weigh heavily on her. Orosdi, on the other hand, grapples with his own feelings of frustration and possessiveness towards Stephanie. He is determined to confront her, culminating in a passionate and turbulent encounter in a cemetery where he disrupts her communion with her past. This powerful dynamic between love, memory, and the expectations of a small village sets the stage for the stories to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Manners and customs -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories 449338 2025-07-24T05:46:06.446973 text/html 435024 2024-10-17T13:48:38 text/html 209213 2025-07-24T05:46:13.646979 application/epub+zip 211737 2025-07-24T05:46:07.685979 application/epub+zip 207501 2025-07-24T05:46:07.050006 application/epub+zip 356390 2025-07-24T05:46:18.020936 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309749 2025-07-24T05:46:12.943943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306067 2022-09-27T08:18:29.131522 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402864 2025-07-24T05:46:05.068008 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 382959 2024-10-17T13:48:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16844 2025-07-24T05:46:18.161903 application/rdf+xml 12205 2025-07-24T05:46:07.146952 image/jpeg 1940 2025-07-24T05:46:07.096959 image/jpeg 187869 2025-07-24T05:46:06.485961 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 More titles under Kenyon, C. Fred (Charles Frederick) en.wikipedia