Kitty's Conquest by Charles King
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| Author | King, Charles, 1844-1933 |
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| Title | Kitty's Conquest |
| Note | Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
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| Summary | "Kitty's Conquest" by Charles King is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in the post-Civil War American South, following the experiences of Kitty Carrington, a young Southern woman, as she navigates a world still rife with the tensions and prejudices stemming from the war. The narrative centers around her interactions with a group of characters, including a Yankee officer named Lieutenant Amory, adding a layer of conflict and romance to the unfolding events. At the start of the novel, the narrator, a lawyer named Mr. Brandon, boards a train traveling through the Southern states after leaving behind the comforts of New Orleans. During the journey, he becomes intrigued by a young woman, Kitty, who captivates him with her beauty. As they converse, it becomes clear that Kitty harbors deep-seated animosities against Yankees, stemming from her family's tumultuous experiences during the war. The tension escalates when their train is halted by the discovery of a robbery attempt linked to a notorious group, the Ku-Klux, leading to a chaotic confrontation that intertwines their fates. As the story unfolds against a backdrop of personal struggles and societal upheaval, it lays the groundwork for potential romance, danger, and the exploration of regional prejudices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Southern States -- History -- 1865-1877 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 37244 |
| Release Date | Aug 28, 2011 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 86 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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