Up the Hill and Over by Isabel Ecclestone Mackay

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Author Mackay, Isabel Ecclestone, 1875-1928
Title Up the Hill and Over
Note Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits E-text prepared by Brendan Lane, Charlie Kirschner, and the Prooject Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary "Up the Hill and Over" by Isabel Ecclestone Mackay is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story appears to follow the experiences of Dr. Callandar, who embarks on a journey through a picturesque countryside while wrestling with personal challenges, mental fatigue, and physical discomfort. As he travels, he meets various characters, including a small boy and a mysterious young woman named Esther Coombe, who may significantly impact his life and perspective. The beginning of the novel introduces Dr. Callandar as he struggles with the heat and weight of his knapsack while walking between two towns, Wimbleton and Wombleton. He encounters playful children, the distaste of the small boy toward academics, and a firm, intriguing woman who prohibits him from using a local water pump. These initial interactions set a tone of light-heartedness interwoven with deeper themes of struggle and connection, laying the groundwork for Callandar's evolving character and the dynamics that will unfold as he reaches the town of Coombe. As he arrives, he becomes entangled in the lives and troubles of its inhabitants, hinting at a narrative rich in character development and human experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject City and town life -- Fiction
Subject Physicians -- Fiction
Subject Canada -- Fiction
Subject Teachers -- Fiction
Subject Drug addicts -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 10438
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 19, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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