| Author |
Taylor, Mary Imlay, 1878-1938 |
| Illustrator |
McConnell, Emlen, 1872-1947 |
| Title |
Caleb Trench
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| Original Publication |
United States: Little, Brown & Company,1910.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Credits |
D A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by University of California libraries)
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| Summary |
"Caleb Trench" by Mary Imlay Taylor is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces the central character, Caleb Trench, a shopkeeper and aspiring lawyer, whose strong moral compass sets him apart in a small southern community navigating social class tensions and political strife. The narrative focuses on his interactions with the well-bred yet conflicted Diana Royall, establishing a dynamic that suggests deeper themes of honesty, social status, and potential romance. At the start of the novel, we find Diana Royall in her elegant drawing room, discussing an unexpected visit from Caleb Trench, who is honest to a fault, returning six cents in change. This encounter reveals Diana's haughty attitude, foreshadowing her struggle with her feelings towards Trench, whose straightforwardness challenges her perceptions. As the story unfolds, we see glimpses of Trench’s life and character, particularly in his kindness towards a struggling young mother and the friendship he shares with his dog. The initial chapters weave together themes of class disparity, personal integrity, and burgeoning attraction, setting the stage for the developing tension between individual desire and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Love stories
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| Subject |
Political fiction
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| Subject |
Southern States -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
69145 |
| Release Date |
Oct 13, 2022 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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