Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 116 Roe, Edward Payson 1838 1888 Roe, E. P. (Edward Payson) Opening a Chestnut Burr Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Opening a Chestnut Burr" by Edward Payson Roe is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story follows the complex life of Walter Gregory, a disillusioned young man haunted by past mistakes and a failed engagement, who is seeking solace in his childhood home. The narrative explores themes of redemption, the contrasts between urban and rural life, and the relationships that shape our lives. At the start of the book, we meet Walter Gregory as he navigates the crowded streets of New York City, burdened by his inner turmoil and physical weakness. As he reflects on his life, we learn about his past, including the deep emotional scars left by a lost love and the betrayal of a close friend. After a series of personal and professional setbacks, he decides to visit his childhood home, now owned by an old family friend, John Walton. The opening chapters set the stage for his reluctant re-engagement with a world he has tried to escape, introducing characters like the spirited Miss Walton, who embodies the vitality and simplicity that Gregory has long abandoned. His arrival at the Walton home offers a glimpse into the potential for healing and transformation through connection with genuine human kindness and the solace of nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 835158 2025-08-03T06:14:38.195906 text/html 834979 2025-01-09T21:26:47.918582 text/html 389556 2025-08-03T06:14:48.856854 application/epub+zip 404207 2025-08-03T06:14:41.206918 application/epub+zip 385061 2025-08-03T06:14:39.975919 application/epub+zip 705043 2025-08-03T06:14:54.985843 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 653236 2025-08-03T06:14:47.915863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607893 2022-09-03T09:51:58.279869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 764879 2025-08-03T06:14:37.626911 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 764705 2012-09-08T09:36:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17112 2025-08-03T06:14:55.129837 application/rdf+xml 14574 2025-08-03T06:14:40.474896 image/jpeg 3965 2025-08-03T06:14:40.222901 image/jpeg 291915 2012-09-08T09:59:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 384811 2025-08-03T06:14:38.258972 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