Project Gutenberg 2024-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 160 Craddock, Charles Egbert 1850 1922 Dembry, R. Emmett Murfree, Mary Noailles Smedley, W. T. (William Thomas) 1858 1920 Smedley, William Thomas Smedley, W.T. 04015141 In the "Stranger People's" country : $b A novel $aNew York :$bHarper & Brothers, $c1891. Peter Becker, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "In the 'Stranger People's' Country" by Charles Egbert Craddock is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative intertwines elements of folklore and Appalachian culture, focusing on the mysterious "Leetle People," who are believed to be a lost race buried within the Great Smoky Mountains. The central characters appear to include Stephen Yates, his wife Adelaide, and their idolized child "leetle Mose," whose bond with his mother provides a backdrop to the unfolding events. The opening of the novel introduces the haunting surroundings where the forgotten pygmy dwellers rest in their graves, stirring curiosity and superstition among the local mountaineers. In a conversation between Stephen and Adelaide, the significance of the Leetle People emerges, as they discuss the valley man's enthusiasm for them and the implications of resurrecting their forgotten memory. Adelaide seems particularly affected by their lore, visualizing them as innocent children waiting to greet a new dawn. Meanwhile, tensions build as Stephen expresses skepticism about the valley man's intent to excavate their burial grounds, showcasing the clash between folklore reverence and scientific curiosity, ultimately setting the stage for a deeper exploration of themes of heritage, identity, and the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/strangerpeoples00murfrich 20201107083705craddock 1891 us Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Psychological fiction Political fiction Politicians -- Fiction Mountain life -- Fiction Archaeologists -- Fiction Cemeteries -- Fiction Appalachian Region, Southern -- Fiction PS Text 625268 2025-07-29T12:15:29.390611 text/html 599145 2024-10-23T16:28:30 text/html 1250034 2025-07-29T12:15:37.231604 application/epub+zip 1249261 2025-07-29T12:15:31.206661 application/epub+zip 604917 2025-07-29T12:15:30.143621 application/epub+zip 2317831 2025-07-29T12:15:42.020602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2287942 2025-07-29T12:15:36.486570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 602016 2025-07-29T12:15:28.626612 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 582022 2024-10-23T16:28:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17898 2025-07-29T12:15:42.201540 application/rdf+xml 23037 2025-07-29T12:15:30.564605 image/jpeg 2788 2025-07-29T12:15:30.333583 image/jpeg 2917045 2025-07-29T12:15:29.476663 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