Project Gutenberg 2024-12-19 Public domain in the USA. 223 Kennedy, R. Emmet (Robert Emmet) 1877 1941 Kennedy, Robert Emmet Tinker, Edward Larocque 1881 1968 27024705 Gritny people $aNew York :$bDodd, Mead and Company, $c1927. Aunt Susan Smiley -- Tom and Bell -- The interprise -- Scilla -- Felo and Nookie -- Uncle Foteen -- Plunkum -- Uncle Nat -- Roving Roxy -- Carmelite, Soongy and Dink -- Dink's music -- Gussie Fisky -- Maggie Hutson -- Lizzie and Chester -- Scandalizin' -- Lethe and Aunt Amy -- Felo's white folks -- Upsetment -- Felo and Lethe -- 'Cross the pasture -- Tempe -- Sperret noises -- Scilla's discovery -- Carmelite and Aunt Fisky -- Dink at home -- Gussie and Mr. Hooblitz -- Carmelite's raffle -- The switch engine -- News from Gritny -- Housekeeping -- Gussie's wake -- To furren parts -- Buzzum friends. Aaron Adrignola, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Gritny People" by R. Emmet Kennedy is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book presents a vibrant tapestry of life in a southern African American community, focusing on characters who gather at Aunt Susan Smiley's cook shop. Through their stories, laughter, struggles, and interactions, the narrative explores themes of community, resilience, and cultural identity. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Aunt Susan Smiley, her renowned gumbo and sweet potato pies, and the lively atmosphere of her cook shop where patrons can tell stories while enjoying her culinary delights. The narrative quickly delves into the intricacies of relationships, particularly focusing on Tom Lakes, a blind man with a complicated marriage to the jealous Bell, and his enduring bond with Aunt Susan. As events unfold, a significant gathering is planned for July 4th, highlighting the community's spirit, while underlying tensions in the characters’ lives begin to emerge. The opening sets the stage for a rich exploration of various colorful personalities and their interconnected lives within the microcosm of Gritny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.41739 20230327075917kennedy 1927 US Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories, American African Americans -- Louisiana -- Gretna -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 389355 2025-09-29T13:28:41.930785 text/html 363244 2024-12-19T16:30:13 text/html 423425 2025-09-29T13:28:48.754733 application/epub+zip 421564 2025-09-29T13:28:43.384767 application/epub+zip 270421 2025-09-29T13:28:42.580771 application/epub+zip 740393 2025-09-29T13:28:52.618736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 652434 2025-09-29T13:28:48.105750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340778 2025-09-29T13:28:41.042806 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 320874 2024-12-19T16:30:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17085 2025-09-29T13:28:52.834714 application/rdf+xml 8159 2025-09-29T13:28:42.856750 image/jpeg 1653 2025-09-29T13:28:42.716772 image/jpeg 540956 2025-09-29T13:28:41.998776 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