Project Gutenberg 2024-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 150 Craddock, Charles Egbert 1850 1922 Dembry, R. Emmett Murfree, Mary Noailles 07031837 The juggler $aBoston :$bHoughton, Mifflin and Company, $c1897. Peter Becker, 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 Juggler" by Charles Egbert Craddock is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set in a remote mountain community in Tennessee, it revolves around a mysterious juggler who arrives in Etowah Cove, surprising the locals with his extraordinary performances. The story explores themes of superstition, the clash between tradition and the unknown, and the complexities of human interaction in a close-knit society. At the start of the narrative, the arrival of the juggler heralds a significant change in the mundane lives of the inhabitants of Etowah Cove, who have only been accustomed to religious gatherings and schooling in their little log schoolhouse. His initial act, which includes swallowing a bayonet and the ensuing chaos among the audience, sets a tone of both curiosity and conflict, especially as it draws the ire of a local preacher condemning such antics as devilish. As the juggler navigates the reactions of the crowd, his internal turmoil and past hauntings surface, hinting at deeper issues that may threaten his safety in this superstitious community. With the excitement of the show juxtaposed against the juggler’s own anxieties, the opening chapters lay a rich foundation for exploring the intricate dynamics at play in the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/jugglerstory00cradiala 20200908041639craddock 1897 us Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Mountain life -- Fiction Tennessee, East -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 652750 2025-07-29T04:07:48.036358 text/html 628165 2024-02-11T13:33:28 text/html 749590 2025-07-29T04:07:55.393375 application/epub+zip 745549 2025-07-29T04:07:49.594318 application/epub+zip 530856 2025-07-29T04:07:48.727317 application/epub+zip 1561502 2025-07-29T04:08:00.164269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1316067 2025-07-29T04:07:54.647311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 611559 2025-07-29T04:07:47.181347 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 591699 2024-02-11T13:33:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16186 2025-07-29T04:08:00.310272 application/rdf+xml 23984 2025-07-29T04:07:48.958328 image/jpeg 2947 2025-07-29T04:07:48.843328 image/jpeg 1161215 2025-07-29T04:07:48.100325 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