
ILLUSTRATIONS
CAPTAIN POTT’S MINISTER
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
In the sleepy riverside town, retired sea captain Pott is jolted from his comfortable complacency when the new minister arrives, prompting the whole community to descend on his weather‑worn home. Men from the village yard‑work with boisterous cheer while a troop of women moves in like a marching regiment, scattering furniture and dust in a whirlwind of clean‑up that the stubborn captain watches from beneath an elm. His grizzled pride clashes with the lively chaos, and the clatter of hammers and gossip fills the air as his once‑ordered life is turned upside‑down.
Among the newcomers is Elizabeth Fox, the minister’s daughter who grew up perched on the captain’s knee, listening to his sea tales. Now a poised young woman, she rides up the road, hair fluttering, eyes still bright with the same admiration that once soothed his stories. When their gazes finally meet, the captain’s hardened façade trembles, hinting that the arrival of the minister may stir more than just dust in his quiet world.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (354K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Darleen Dove, Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2009-12-19
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Best known today for the 1922 novel Captain Pott's Minister, this little-documented American writer left behind a warm, comic story of small-town personalities and everyday clashes. The surviving record is sparse, which gives the book an extra air of rediscovery.
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