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100 1 _aPerram, Annie Frances
245 1 0 _aFor John's Sake, and Other Stories.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-03-26
505 0 _aFor John's sake -- How the foe crept in -- The committee's decision -- The right hand that offended -- "Out of the way" -- Tim Maloney's pig -- The mother's mistake -- The children's supper -- Roland West's mark -- How a husband was lost and found -- Downward steps -- How Jarvis was saved -- Why the angels rejoiced.
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Lindy Walsh, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"For John's Sake, and Other Stories" by Annie Frances Perram is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The narratives focus on characters grappling with personal and social issues, particularly the effects of alcohol and the importance of abstinence, highlighting the struggles between temptation and commitment. The central character in the title story, "For John's Sake," is Ruth, a parlour-maid who is determined to maintain her pledge of total abstinence for the sake of her fiancé, John, a gardener. The opening of this work introduces Ruth and John as they are engaged and filled with hopes of a future together. However, their relationship is tested when Ruth's commitment to abstain from alcohol contrasts sharply with John's brother, Dick, who has just returned from Australia with a wild lifestyle that threatens John's sobriety. The tension escalates as Ruth expresses her fears for John's wellbeing should he succumb to his brother’s influence, leading to compelling dialogues about trust, personal resolve, and the specter of addiction within their lives. This setup effectively foreshadows the deeper themes of love, sacrifice, and the societal challenges of alcohol consumption that permeate the stories in this collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories, English
653 _aTemperance -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31785
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