Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 122 Roe, Edward Payson 1838 1888 Roe, E. P. (Edward Payson) The Earth Trembled Produced by Carel Lyn Miske, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Earth Trembled" by Edward Payson Roe is a historical novel set during the tumultuous days of the American Civil War, likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Mary Wallingford and her family, particularly her father, Orville Burgoyne, who must reconcile their Southern pride and the impending war that threatens to tear their lives apart. As war breaks out, personal conflicts arise, influenced by the broader themes of loyalty, love, and social divisions between North and South. The opening of "The Earth Trembled" introduces us to the Burgoyne family in Charleston, South Carolina, just as the Civil War begins. Orville Burgoyne, a widower who has withdrawn into his studies, becomes deeply affected by the changing political landscape and the growing tensions surrounding him. His daughter, Mary, embodies both the innocence and the anxieties of youth as she grapples with her father's decisions and the burgeoning conflict. We witness her yearning for love as she interacts with Sidney Wallingford, a soldier whose path is set toward the war, highlighting the juxtaposition between personal relationships and the harsh realities of a nation at war. The tensions between familial loyalty, romantic love, and societal expectations set the stage for the emotional turmoil that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Charleston Earthquake, S.C., 1886 -- Fiction South Carolina -- History -- 1865- -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 857915 2025-08-03T08:46:38.613445 text/html 857736 2025-01-10T00:13:23.465339 text/html 390939 2025-08-03T08:46:48.166450 application/epub+zip 404764 2025-08-03T08:46:40.529488 application/epub+zip 404764 2025-08-03T08:46:39.367470 application/epub+zip 684924 2025-08-03T08:46:54.517375 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 628486 2025-08-03T08:46:47.374452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605177 2022-09-03T13:10:36.204802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 790342 2025-08-03T08:46:38.070462 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 790165 2012-09-08T09:58:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17776 2025-08-03T08:46:54.643367 application/rdf+xml 11692 2025-08-03T08:46:39.856447 image/jpeg 3243 2025-08-03T08:46:39.612444 image/jpeg 303989 2012-09-08T10:01:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 382924 2025-08-03T08:46:38.677498 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