The story is set in a small fictional town called Octavius in upstate New York and follows the life of Theron Ware, a young Methodist minister who moves to the town with his wife, Alice. Theron is optimistic and ambitious, eager to bring positive change to the community through his religious work.However, as Theron becomes more involved in the social and intellectual circles of Octavius, he begins to experience a crisis of faith and identity. He is exposed to different ideas and ideologies...

No such throng had ever before been seen in the building during all its eight years of existence. People were wedged together most uncomfortably upon the seats; they stood packed in the aisles and overflowed the galleries; at the back, in the shadows underneath these galleries, they formed broad, dense masses about the doors, through which it would be hopeless to attempt a passage. The light, given out from numerous tin-lined circles of flaring gas-jets arranged on the ceiling, fell full u...

Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels of Harold Frederic wich are The Damnation of Theron Ware and In the Valley. Frederic's reputation rests on journalistic correspondence of the higher class, and on his novels, of which he has published several. His stories are distinctively American. Novels selected for this book: -...

Harold Frederic's "In the Sixties" is a penetrating exploration of the social and cultural dynamics of 19th-century America, particularly the transformative decade of the 1860s. Frederic deftly employs a realist literary style, intricately weaving character-driven narratives with rich period detail that brings to life the tensions of a nation on the brink of modernity. Through a keen depiction of both personal and societal conflicts, the novel engages with themes of change, identity, and t...

The story centers on a group of characters living through the tumultuous decade of the 1860s. The novel explores their experiences and perspectives against the backdrop of major historical events such as the American Civil War and the social and political changes occurring in Europe.Frederic's narrative delves into the impact of these events on the lives of ordinary people, as well as their broader societal implications. The characters grapple with issues of morality, identity, and change ...

Four stories of two wars four centuries apart. The Deserter and A Day in the Wilderness belong to the American Civil War and the Northern farms it reached — a deserter found hiding in a barn, a bounty-jumper, a rescue in the Wilderness fighting; How Dickon Came by His Name and Where Avon into Severn Flows go back to fifteenth-century England and the Wars of the Roses. Frederic grew up in upstate New York during the war, and he wrote the deserter's story without deciding for the reader whet...

The Complete Works of Harold FredericThis Complete Collection includes the following titles:--------1 - The Damnation of Theron Ware2 - The Market-Place3 - The Deserter, and Other Stories4 - The Copperhead5 - Mrs Albert Grundy--Observations in Philistia6 - In The Sixties7 - The Return of The O'Mahony8 - March Hares9 - Seth's Brother's Wife10 - Gloria Mundi11 - The Young Emperor, William ...

The callousness of the question must have grated upon the hired-girl, for she made no reply, and slapped the dough over on the board with an impatient gesture. It was near the close of a fair day, late in May, and the reddened sunlight from the West would have helped to glorify any human being less hopelessly commonplace than Milton Squires as he sat in its full radiance on the doorstep, peeling and quartering apples over a pan which he held between his knees. This sunlight, to reach him, ...

The story centers around the lives of Seth Fairchild, a man from a small rural town, and his brother's wife, Ruth Levice. Seth, who embodies the simplicity and honesty of country life, moves to New York City in search of greater opportunities and a new beginning. In the bustling and often harsh urban environment, Seth encounters a world that is vastly different from the one he left behind.Ruth, who is trapped in a loveless marriage with Seth's brother, represents the complexities and chall...

It was the coldest morning of the winter, thus far, and winter is no joke on those northern tablelands, where the streams still run black in token of their forest origin, and old men remember how the deer used to be driven to their clearings for food, when the snow had piled itself breast high through the fastnesses of the Adirondacks. The wilderness had been chopped and burned backward out of sight since their pioneer days, but this change, if anything, served only to add greater bitterne...

War and Conflict: The collection explores various aspects of war, both from the perspective of those directly involved and those affected by it. The stories reflect Frederic’s interest in the psychological and social consequences of conflict.Human Experience and Morality: Frederic’s stories often delve into complex moral and ethical issues, examining the human condition and the choices people make under duress.Realism and Character Study: The stories are known for their realistic portrayal...

ZEKE TISDALE was the father of Company F. Not that this title had ever been formally conferred upon him, or even recognized in terms, but everybody understood about it. Sometimes Company F was for whole days together exceedingly proud of the relation—but alas! more often it viewed its parent with impatient levity, not to say contempt. In either case, it seemed all the same to Zeke. He was by no means the oldest man in the company, at least as appearances went. Some there were gathered abou...