Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 855 Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan 1870 1942 Hegan, Alice Caldwell Rice, Alice Hegan A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill Text file produced by Phil McLaury, Juliet Sutherland,Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill" by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a Southern Kentucky setting, particularly focusing on the lives of the Carsey family and their interactions with the surrounding community, as well as the budding romance between Miss Lady Carsey and the newcomer, Don Morley. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to the picturesque yet somewhat decaying Thornwood mansion, symbolizing a blend of nostalgia and the passage of time. Colonel Bob Carsey, the affectionate yet gruff father, and his spirited daughter, Miss Lady, engage in playful banter that reveals their close relationship. Their discussion shifts between the Colonel's desire for Miss Lady to avoid the charms of the city-bred Don Morley and Miss Lady's enthusiasm for their budding friendship. The opening establishes a rich backdrop of themes related to love, personal ambitions, societal expectations, and the enchanting yet turbulent world of the American South. The interactions set the stage for future conflicts and developments, promising an engaging exploration of romance and character growth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Kentucky -- Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 582499 2025-07-03T08:20:24.768139 text/html 607338 2021-01-27T02:48:17 text/html 290091 2025-07-03T08:20:33.911106 application/epub+zip 299603 2025-07-03T08:20:28.002102 application/epub+zip 284129 2025-07-03T08:20:26.754126 application/epub+zip 554119 2025-07-03T08:20:38.527057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516200 2025-07-03T08:20:33.106134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473481 2022-09-03T12:47:37.550206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495493 2025-07-03T08:20:23.628173 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 495237 2018-03-16T10:20:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 486745 2013-06-18T07:26:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20453 2025-07-03T08:20:38.663070 application/rdf+xml 16424 2025-07-03T08:20:27.261131 image/jpeg 3945 2025-07-03T08:20:27.004211 image/jpeg 193604 2018-03-16T10:21:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 203792 2021-01-27T02:48:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 192604 2013-06-18T07:26:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 282731 2025-07-03T08:20:24.809171 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