Further E. K. Means

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Further E. K. Means

by E. K. (Eldred Kurtz) Means

EN·~7 hours

Chapters

Description

A shy, cherubic youth known as Org arrives in the quiet town of Tickfall, summoned by his sister Virginia’s playful call. Though his mother and father are long gone, his innocent looks and gentle smile make him a favorite among the locals, who whisper about his angelic nature. Virginia, ever the schemer, sends him on a simple errand—fetching stamps with a half‑dollar—to test his obedience and curiosity. As he slips away, he adopts the role of a mischievous “Indian,” slipping through shrubbery and racing down the hill with reckless glee.

On his way, Org encounters a strikingly dressed boy, Little Bit, whose attire

Details

Full title

Further E. K. Means Is This a Title? It Is Not. It Is the Name of a Writer of Negro Stories, Who Has Made Himself So Completely the Writer of Negro Stories That This Third Book, Like the First and Second, Needs No Title

Language

en

Duration

~7 hours (428K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by hekula03, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2020-01-11

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

EK

E. K. (Eldred Kurtz) Means

1878–1957

A Methodist minister and popular magazine writer, he built his reputation on fast-moving Louisiana stories set in the fictional community of Tickfall. His work was widely read in early pulp magazines, though it is now also remembered for its heavy use of racist stereotypes and dialect.

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