Project Gutenberg 2022-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 126 Thanet, Octave 1850 1934 French, Alice Carleton, Clifford 1867 1946 Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett) 1851 1928 Frost, Arthur Burdett 04015110 The Missionary Sheriff Being incidents in the life of a plain man who tried to do his duty $aUnited States :$bHarper & Brothers Publishers,$c1897. The missionary sheriff -- The cabinet organ -- His duty -- The hypnotist -- The next room -- The defeat of Amos Wickliff. Carlos Colon, the University of California and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Missionary Sheriff" by Octave Thanet is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Sheriff Amos Wickliff, a plain and honorable man who navigates the complexities of morality and duty within his role. As he interacts with various characters, including a troubled young man named Ned Paisley, themes of compassion, redemption, and the societal challenges of the time begin to unfold. The opening of the novel introduces Sheriff Wickliff as he observes local boy soldiers during a parade, reflecting on his position of authority and influence within the community. His character is depicted as large and imposing, yet kind-hearted—particularly in his dealings with the inmates of the jail, including the swindler Ned Paisley. The sheriff discovers a photograph belonging to Paisley that sparks sympathy in him for the young man's mother. As the narrative progresses, Sheriff Wickliff aims to shield her from the truth about her son’s life of crime and the realities of the justice system. The opening establishes the sheriff’s dual role as a law enforcer and a compassionate man determined to do right by those in his care. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/missionarysherri00thanrich/mode/2up 20200529140053thanet 1897 US Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories, American United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 350775 2025-07-26T13:31:02.642843 text/html 327021 2024-10-18T19:15:41 text/html 1265552 2025-07-26T13:31:08.680814 application/epub+zip 1264412 2025-07-26T13:31:03.905871 application/epub+zip 198382 2025-07-26T13:31:03.283834 application/epub+zip 1366261 2025-07-26T13:31:13.105815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1331682 2025-07-26T13:31:08.098931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267446 2022-09-30T09:40:33.578346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314007 2025-07-26T13:31:01.813880 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 293948 2024-10-18T19:15:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18238 2025-07-26T13:31:13.278781 application/rdf+xml 36614 2025-07-26T13:31:03.444848 image/jpeg 4845 2025-07-26T13:31:03.374821 image/jpeg 1185491 2025-07-26T13:31:02.764831 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 en.wikipedia