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Transcriber's note:
ILLUSTRATIONS
SHAWN OF SKARROW - CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II - DOCTOR HISSONG'S OFFICE
CHAPTER III - IN SCHOOL
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
Shawn is a wiry fourteen‑year‑old who spends his afternoons hauling in catfish from the riverbank, his loyal dog Coaly at his heels. After a brisk exchange with his mother, he carries his catch up the hill to the imposing Alden mansion, where a gentle, silver‑haired woman in a wheelchair waits with a warm smile. The house, with its tidy gardens and shadowed hallways, feels both awe‑inspiring and mysterious to the boy who knows the river’s every secret.
In their quiet meeting, Mrs. Alden learns of Shawn’s restless curiosity, his schoolyard pranks, and his quiet ambition to become a doctor. She offers him books, tuition, and a chance to study—an unexpected lifeline that could lift him from the hard‑laned wharf to a future of healing. The promise is tempting, yet it pulls him between the world he loves and the promise of a new, uncertain path.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (123K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Garcia, Verity White and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library)
Release date
2008-10-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1868–1942
A Kentucky writer, lawyer, and public figure, he brought regional speech and local life into poems and stories that helped preserve the flavor of his home state. His books include the poetry collection Sprigs o' Mint and the novel Colonel Torkey Shabb.
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