02496cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000300012624500200015626400510017630000470022733600260027433700260030033800360032650000310036250502330039350801950062652011610082153400450198265300280202765300720205585600430212764458UtSlPG20260610134503.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a99003068  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aMorris, Clara,d1848-192512aA Silent Singer 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2021-02-040 aA silent singer -- An old hulk -- The gentleman who was going to die -- Old Myra's waiting -- "In Paris, suddenly--" -- Two buds -- The ambition of MacIlhenny -- John Hickey: coachman -- Black Watch -- Dinah -- Life's aftermath.  aDavid E. Brown and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"A Silent Singer" by Clara Morris is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows the poignant journey of a young girl who forms a deep bond with Linda Hyler, the minister's ill-fated daughter whose aspirations are stifled by her family's circumstances and her father's jealousy. As Linda’s health declines, the narrative explores themes of love, loss, and the struggles of those living on the margins of society.  The opening of the novel introduces us to the narrator, who arrives at the Hyler household, carrying a mix of exhaustion and youthful curiosity. Through her innocent observations, we see the shadows of poverty and unfulfilled dreams that haunt Linda's family, particularly her father, Reverend Hyler. Linda, despite losing her voice, captures the narrator's heart with her beauty and spirit, and their relationship forms a central focus of the early chapters. As the narrator learns more about Linda's life and the burdens she carries, the reader is drawn into a world steeped in both tenderness and tragedy, setting the stage for the unfolding drama of their intertwined fates. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aShort stories, American  aUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64458