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100 1 _aCarleton, Will,
_d1845-1912
245 1 0 _aFarm Legends
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2017-01-18
508 _aProduced by Carlo Traverso, Brian Wilsden, Lisa Anne Hatfield and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Farm Legends" by Will Carleton is a collection of narrative poems, likely written in the late 19th century. The volume showcases the author's portrayal of rural life and its various character studies, capturing the essence of human experiences amidst the backdrop of farms and communities. It explores themes of love, loss, and the rustic vibrancy of everyday life through vivid storytelling. The opening of "Farm Legends" introduces a diverse cast of schoolchildren and their schoolmaster, setting a lively scene in a district schoolhouse. Through the schoolmaster's observations, readers are introduced to various pupils, each with distinct personalities and quirks, as they engage in lessons and distractions. Additionally, the arrival of local community fathers aims to question the effectiveness of the schoolmaster's teaching methods, highlighting the tension between traditional education and evolving societal expectations. The narrative blends humor and social commentary, revealing the amusing dynamics of school life in a rural setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAmerican poetry -- 19th century
653 _aFarm life -- Poetry
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54003
999 _c94837
_d94837