Project Gutenberg 2023-11-04 Public domain in the USA. 166 Guernsey, Lucy Ellen 1826 1899 Guernsey, Lucy E. (Lucy Ellen) L. E. G. (Lucy Ellen Guernsey) G., L. E. (Lucy Ellen Guernsey) LEG (Lucy Ellen Guernsey) Guernsey, L. E. The dark night : $b or, The fear of man bringeth a snare $aPhiladelphia :$bAmerican Sunday-School Union, $c1871. "The dark night: or, The fear of man bringeth a snare" by Lucy Ellen Guernsey is a children's novel likely written in the late 19th century. This story revolves around themes of morality, truth, and the consequences of one's actions as it follows the lives of two siblings, Osric and Elsie Dennison, and their experiences in their small town of Boonville. The book delves into the dynamics of sibling relationships and moral growth in the face of temptation. The narrative begins on a spring morning with the twins preparing for school, but it quickly develops into a moral dilemma when Osric's penchant for fun leads him to drag his more conscientious sister, Elsie, into a secretive plan to skip school and witness a funeral. The story unfolds with Osric's careless choices and subsequent cowardice, as he abandons his friend Christopher during a moment of panic that results in the boy being accidentally locked in a burial vault. The climax revolves around the desperate search for Christopher amidst an approaching storm, highlighting themes of responsibility, fear, and redemption as Osric grapples with his fears and ultimately confronts the consequences of his actions, leading to profound personal growth by the end of the tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20231030133747guernsey 1871 US Reading ease score: 88.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Christian fiction Twins -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 123915 2025-06-28T11:51:16.921105 text/html 99641 2023-11-04T08:11:09 text/html 544421 2025-06-28T11:51:19.243145 application/epub+zip 544923 2025-06-28T11:51:17.402135 application/epub+zip 111771 2025-06-28T11:51:17.139134 application/epub+zip 593859 2025-06-28T11:51:20.775086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 583112 2025-06-28T11:51:19.015084 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113514 2025-06-28T11:51:16.716132 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93800 2023-11-04T08:11:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16815 2025-06-28T11:51:20.900092 application/rdf+xml 19598 2025-06-28T11:51:17.236112 image/jpeg 2035 2025-06-28T11:51:17.188098 image/jpeg 765881 2025-06-28T11:51:16.943088 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