Project Gutenberg 2022-05-06 Public domain in the USA. 177 Bartlett, Frederick Orin 1876 1945 Bartlett, F. O. (Frederick Orin) Christy, Howard Chandler 1873 1952 10026226 The Prodigal Pro Tem $aUnited States :$bSmall, Maynard and Company,$c1910. Emmanuel Ackerman, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Prodigal Pro Tem" by Frederick Orin Bartlett is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young artist named Barnes, who has left behind his affluent but stifling life in New York to venture into a more liberating existence. In the early chapters, he encounters a young woman, Miss Van Patten, who reveals that her brother Joe is estranged and unable to return home at a critical time, prompting an emotional situation that drives the plot forward. The opening of the novel sets up a picturesque rural scene where Barnes is reflecting on his life as he climbs a hill. His contemplative mood is interrupted when he discovers Miss Van Patten in distress over a letter about her brother. This meeting leads to a heartfelt discussion where Barnes offers to impersonate Joe to spare the family's feelings, particularly their blind father, who longs for a reunion with his son. The dynamics among the characters, particularly the tension filled with both urgency and tenderness, form the crux of the story as Barnes gets entwined in their lives, portraying themes of familial obligation, sacrifice, and the complexities of human relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/prodigalprotem00fred/page/330/mode/2up 20210927120800bartlett 1910 us Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Love stories United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Interpersonal relations -- Fiction Impersonation -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 421720 2025-06-27T05:07:54.047587 text/html 431081 2024-10-18T21:30:43 text/html 1491600 2025-06-27T05:08:04.071517 application/epub+zip 1488935 2025-06-27T05:07:57.016714 application/epub+zip 896048 2025-06-27T05:07:55.289563 application/epub+zip 2083687 2025-06-27T05:08:08.437505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1801304 2025-06-27T05:08:02.729507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1454948 2022-09-30T15:46:13.763458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373804 2025-06-27T05:07:52.644566 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 353793 2024-10-18T21:30:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18398 2025-06-27T05:08:08.581483 application/rdf+xml 18325 2025-06-27T05:07:55.842529 image/jpeg 2482 2025-06-27T05:07:55.562531 image/jpeg 2749473 2025-06-27T05:07:54.109589 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