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100 1 _aBaring-Gould, S.
_q(Sabine),
_d1834-1924
245 1 0 _aIn a Quiet Village
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
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 2018-02-08
505 0 _aDan'l Coombe -- Timothy Slouch -- Doble Drewe -- Mary Trembath -- The old post-boy -- Auntie -- Brother Augustine -- Haroun the carpenter -- Shone Evans -- Henry Frost -- Milk-maids -- The bride's well -- Jack Hannaford -- From death to life -- Cicely Crowe -- The weathercock -- A plum-pudding -- A Christmas tree -- Folk-prayers -- Crazy Jane.
508 _aProduced by David Edwards 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"In a Quiet Village" by S. Baring-Gould is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book features a series of sketches that revolve around the lives of various villagers, depicting their personalities, quirks, and everyday struggles in a rural setting. Through vivid characterizations, the work captures the charm and complexity of village life, highlighting themes of humanity, kindness, and the occasional folly of its inhabitants. The opening of the collection introduces readers to Old Dan’l Coombe, a mysterious tailor who becomes a subject of fascination for his neighbors due to his reclusive nature and curious nightly activities. The villagers speculate about Coombe's secret projects, leading to wild theories about his abilities as a healer. As his life unfolds, we learn that after thirty-five years of diligence, his life's work—a comprehensive dictionary of biblical words—turns out to be unnecessary, as a similar resource already exists. This poignant moment reflects on the themes of ambition, the search for meaning, and the bittersweet nature of life’s endeavors, setting a contemplative tone for the stories to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEngland -- Fiction
653 _aVillages -- Fiction
653 _aWales -- Fiction
653 _aShort stories, English
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56527
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