Culm Rock by Glance Gaylord
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| Author | Gaylord, Glance, 1847-1868 |
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| LoC No. | 41026708 |
| Title |
Culm Rock The Story of a Year: What it Brought and What it Taught |
| Note | Reading ease score: 86.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Barbara Tozier, David T. Jones, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| Summary | "Culm Rock" by Glance Gaylord is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Richard Trafford, a sorrowful man who hides himself away in an isolated place called Culm Rock following the death of his wife. The narrative explores themes of grief, loneliness, and the slowly budding relationship between Richard and his teenage nephew, Noll Trafford, whose arrival disrupts Richard's self-imposed isolation. The opening of the novel sets a poignant tone, describing the desolate and wild landscape of Culm Rock, where a small fishing community exists. Richard, who has lived in a grand but lonely stone house for three years, seems to obscure himself from the world, living through the painful memories of his late wife. The arrival of Noll, sent by Richard’s deceased brother, brings an unexpected change to Richard's life. As Richard grapples with his grief and a semblance of hope for companionship, Noll seeks to understand his uncle and create a bond, despite Richard's cold demeanor. The stage is set for a journey of emotional healing, as Noll navigates life on Culm Rock and Richard faces the possibility of reconnecting with the world through the love of his nephew. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Christian life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Orphans -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Uncles -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | African Americans -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Youth and death -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Despair -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Widowers -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Loyalty -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 20524 |
| Release Date | Feb 6, 2007 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 71 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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