Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 135 Hergesheimer, Joseph 1880 1954 The Happy End Lonely valleys -- The Egyptian chariot -- The flower of Spain -- Tol'able David -- Bread -- Rosemary Roselle -- The thrush in the hedge. Text file produced by Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany Vergon, Joshua Hutchinson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Happy End" by Joseph Hergesheimer is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative explores themes of longing, aspiration, and the complexities of relationships against the backdrop of rural life. The main character, Calvin Stammark, is introduced as a man who is deeply enamored with Hannah, the daughter of the Braley family, as he envisions a future together. However, the arrival of Hannah's sister, Phebe, who has become an actress, introduces tension and challenges to his aspirations. The opening of the novel sets a vivid scene of Greenstream, Virginia, and introduces key characters and their dynamics. Calvin, filled with optimism about his future with Hannah, has built a home to share with her. As he expresses his desire to marry her, doubts and vulnerabilities arise, especially with Phebe's arrival stirring Hannah's curiosity about a life beyond their mountain home. Through Calvin's internal struggles and interactions with Hannah and her family, the beginning of the story hints at the potential disruption caused by Phebe, paving the way for a deeper exploration of love, ambition, and the quest for fulfillment in a world that often diverges from personal dreams. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction Short stories, American PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 539186 2025-07-04T03:39:53.869426 text/html 556330 2021-02-26T00:18:20 text/html 256882 2025-07-04T03:40:00.940406 application/epub+zip 263318 2025-07-04T03:39:55.734428 application/epub+zip 263318 2025-07-04T03:39:54.581455 application/epub+zip 448190 2025-07-04T03:40:04.996402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424854 2025-07-04T03:40:00.226389 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391895 2022-09-04T07:40:10.735537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466475 2025-07-04T03:39:52.981411 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 466316 2018-03-12T12:28:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 460917 2013-05-21T14:35:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 460909 2013-05-21T14:34:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22413 2025-07-04T03:40:05.129360 application/rdf+xml 11095 2025-07-04T03:39:55.081420 image/jpeg 2943 2025-07-04T03:39:54.829402 image/jpeg 180761 2018-03-17T10:55:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 180171 2013-05-21T14:38:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 190214 2021-02-26T00:18:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 180116 2013-05-21T14:38:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 248265 2025-07-04T03:39:53.908434 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