02768cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000410011324500170015426400510017130000470022233600260026933700260029533800360032150000310035750801860038852014560057453400670203065300420209765300390213965300540217865300350223265300210226785600560228885600430234499900190238774744UtSlPG20260610134730.0mcr n260607r20241907utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aCraddock, Charles Egbert,d1850-192214aThe windfall 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-11-15  aPeter Becker, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"The Windfall" by Charles Egbert Craddock is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work explores themes of aspiration and the clash between urban and rural life through the eyes of the central character, Hilary Lloyd, a showman who embarks on a journey to run a street fair in the remote town of Colbury located amidst the grandeur of the Great Smoky Mountains. As he struggles to generate interest in his fair, the narrative hints at the complex dynamics between the characters, particularly between Lloyd and the townsfolk, who view his enterprise with skepticism.  At the start of the story, Hilary Lloyd arrives in Colbury, facing the daunting challenge of promoting his street fair in an isolated, indifferent town. He is accompanied by his partner Haxon, who is disheartened by the lack of enthusiasm from the local populace and the overwhelming beauty of the surrounding mountains, which contrasts starkly with their dire situation. As the fair preparations unfold amidst physical labor and local commentary, Lloyd's hope battles his sense of impending failure. During a moment of solitude, he encounters Clotilda Pinnott, a local girl, and is captivated by her grace, further complicating his feelings as he grapples with the impending storm—both literally and metaphorically—as he promotes the attractions of his fair while assessing his uncertain place within this rural community. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Duffield & Company, 1907  aInheritance and succession -- Fiction  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction  aGreat Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) -- Fiction  aAlcohol trafficking -- Fiction  aFairs -- Fiction4 uhttps://archive.org/details/windfallnovel00murfuoft40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74744  c115469d115469