The Way Out

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The Way Out

by Emerson Hough

EN·~6 hours·28 chapters

Chapters

28 total

CHAPTER I

19:29

CHAPTER II

15:36

CHAPTER III

14:16

CHAPTER IV

11:31

CHAPTER V

10:22

CHAPTER VI

11:17

CHAPTER VII

6:45

CHAPTER VIII

26:39

CHAPTER IX

33:43

CHAPTER X

7:58
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Description

In a wind‑swept Appalachian cabin, an elderly woman rushes to halt her grandson’s music, fearing the arrival of his father—a hard‑line mountain preacher. The young man, Davy, is caught between the lilting strains of “Barbara Allen” and the solemn expectations of a family that equates fiddle strings with sin. Their rustic home, with its loose floorboards and creaking gate, hums with the clash of tradition and yearning, setting a vivid stage for a generational tug‑of‑war.

When the preacher finally steps through the doorway, his fierce gaze and booming voice cut through the lingering melody, demanding answers from his son. The tension between a life of faith‑driven austerity and the pull of music creates a fragile balance that threatens to tip the whole household. Listeners are invited to feel the raw, earthy pulse of the hills and the uneasy promise that one choice may reshape every future step.

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Language

en

Duration

~6 hours (374K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Giovanni Fini, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

Release date

May 31, 2015

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Emerson Hough

Emerson Hough

1857–1923

A journalist turned novelist, this early master of the Western helped shape how readers imagined the American frontier. His books blend action, history, and a strong sense of place, with titles like The Mississippi Bubble and The Covered Wagon standing out among his best-known work.

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