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100 1 _aWild, Payson Sibley,
_d1869-1951
245 1 0 _aIdylls of the Skillet Fork
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aReprinted in part from the Chicago Tribune.
500 _aRelease date is 2024-01-29
508 _aBob Taylor, Charlene Taylor 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.)
520 _a"Idylls of the Skillet Fork" by Payson Sibley Wild is a collection of poems written in the early 20th century. This work offers a vivid portrayal of rural life in America, focusing on the daily experiences and the interactions between people and nature within a farming community. Its likely topic revolves around the simple joys, trials, and traditions of farm life, depicting the character of its inhabitants through humor and wit." The book is filled with a series of bucolic anecdotes and observations from the perspective of a narrator who closely follows a character named Bill. The narrative captures moments of rural existence, ranging from humorous events like a bootleg gang's antics to introspective thoughts on nature, family, and the passage of seasons. Bill, as a humorous yet wise figure, navigates life alongside friends, family, and animals, engaging in activities such as hunting, farming, and reflecting on serious matters like war and loyalty. Each poem encapsulates the richness of country life and conveys deeper philosophical musings, making the collection a celebration of the rural American spirit. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cChicago: Ralph Fletcher Seymour, 1918
653 _aDialect poetry, American
653 _aCountry life -- United States -- Poetry
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/idyllsofskilletf00wild/page/n9/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72807
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