The Tragedy of Wild River Valley by Martha Finley
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"The Tragedy of Wild River Valley" by Martha Finley is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative appears to focus on themes of morality, crime, and family ties against the backdrop of the post-Civil War American Midwest. The story introduces several engaging characters, among them Phelim O'Rourke, whose sinister motives and moral conflict set the stage for unfolding drama involving his family and the surrounding community. At the start
of the book, we meet Phelim O'Rourke, a recently returned soldier from the Civil War, who arrives at his family's humble cabin to a warm welcome from his mother and father. However, excitement soon turns to turmoil when Phelim learns that the woman he loves is now married to another man, igniting feelings of rage and revenge in him. As he grapples with his disappointment, he joins a group of miscreants led by Teddy McManus, planning a burglary to secure wealth and, perhaps, his future. Meanwhile, the Heath family, struggling with their own hardships and the threat from rising criminal activity in the region, forms a secondary thread in the narrative, hinting at interconnected fates in Wild River Valley. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Finley, Martha, 1828-1909 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 06041217 |
| Title | The Tragedy of Wild River Valley |
| Credits |
Produced by David Edwards, Fred Salzer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net from images generously made available by The Internet Archive (archive.org/). |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Revenge -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Family -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Siblings -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Death -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Farm life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Theft -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Brigands and robbers -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Youth and death -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Marriage -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Envy -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 46437 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-46437-4 |
| Release Date | Jul 28, 2014 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 159 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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