Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems

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Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems

by Effie Afton

EN·~12 hours·22 chapters

Chapters

22 total
1

EVENTIDE - A SERIES OF - TALES AND POEMS.

0:02
2

By - EFFIE AFTON.

0:21
3

BOSTON: - FETRIDGE AND COMPANY. - 1854.

0:51
4

PREFACE.

0:53
5

WIMBLEDON; OR THE HERMIT OF THE CEDARS.

7:10:59
6

SCRAGGIEWOOD; A TALE OF AMERICAN LIFE.

2:23:45
7

ALICE ORVILLE; OR, LIFE IN THE SOUTH AND WEST.

2:05:05
8

COME TO ME WHEN I'M DYING. A SONG.

2:08
9

ELLEN.

0:46
10

I'M TIRED OF LIFE.

1:35

Description

In this modest volume, a hush settles over the listener as poetry and short fiction mingle like twilight shadows. The opening verses echo a yearning for the infinite, blending awe, love, and a tender sorrow that feels both personal and universal. Throughout, the anonymous author offers a collection of genteel 19th‑century reflections that are ideal companions for those quiet, fire‑side evenings.

The first story, set in the sleepy village of Wimbledon, invites you to wander beneath a sky dusted with stars. As a lone hermit drifts through cedar groves and moon‑lit gardens, the delicate prose paints fragrant flowers, distant church bells, and a gentle river that murmurs toward the sea. Listeners will find themselves drawn into a tapestry of gentle melancholy, where each rustling leaf and distant chime becomes a soft cue for contemplation.

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Full title

Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems A Series of Tales and Poems

Language

en

Duration

~12 hours (698K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Curtis Weyant and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images produced by the Wright American Fiction Project.)

Release date

2006-12-26

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Effie Afton

Effie Afton

1829–1887

A 19th-century writer who published under the pen name Effie Afton, she left behind a small but vivid body of work that blends storytelling with poetry. Her best-known book, Eventide, reflects a taste for quiet scenes, moral reflection, and the textures of everyday life.

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