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A Son of the Hills

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Sandy Morley grows up in Lost Hollow, a struggling settlement beneath a southern mountain, where broken roads and declining family fortunes shape everyday life. Harriet T. Comstock's novel begins with the history of the Morleys and Waldens before turning to Sandy's troubled childhood. After his father brings Mary into their cabin, the boy finds refuge among the trees and resolves to leave. His first preparations are modest: collecting what nature provides and turning it into money.

Cynthia Walden and Marcia Lowe, known locally as the Cup-of-Cold-Water Lady, bring another thread of care and vulnerability into the story. The middle excerpt shows Marcia comforting Cynthia and speaking with an elderly man distressed by a child's factory work. Regional dialogue, religious feeling, and close attention to poverty give the novel its texture.

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Harriet T. Comstock

Harriet Theresa Comstock (1860–1943) was an American novelist and children's author who published steadily through the early decades of the twentieth century. She was known for popular romantic and regional fiction, often set against rural, coastal, or wilderness backdrops, with titles such as Joyce of the North Woods and A Son of the Hills.

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Author: Harriet T. Comstock
Reading time: About 7 hours
Pages: 228
Language: English
Genre: American Classics
Formats: PDF, EPUB, Read online