"The Kentucky Warbler'' by James Lane Allen is a story set in the early 1900s about a young boy named Webster, who loves nature and wants to find the Kentucky warbler after a lecture at school. The tale considers the themes of growing up, being different, and trying to find your way when everyone else wants you to follow the rules in Kentucky. We meet Webster as a boy stuck in a boring school, dreaming of adventures in the forest he sees from his window. He struggles to balance his wish for freedom with his family's expectations, especially his father and sister Elinor, highlighting the differences between his dreams and real life. The novel captures Webster's intense curiosity and desire to explore the wilderness, starting him on a journey to understand himself and the world around him through nature, especially his search for the warbler.
The Kentucky Warbler
By James Lane Allen
A young boy risks everything to follow his passion for nature.
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About the AuthorJames Lane Allen was an American novelist and short story writer whose work, including the novel A Kentucky Cardinal, often depicted the culture and dialects of his native Kentucky. His work is characteristic of the late 19th-century local color era, when writers sought to capture the vernacular in their fiction. Allen has been described as "Kentucky's first important novelist".
James Lane Allen was an American novelist and short story writer whose work, including the novel A Kentucky Cardinal, often depicted the culture and dialects of his native Kentucky. His work is characteristic of the late 19th-century local color era, when writers sought to capture the vernacular in their fiction. Allen has been described as "Kentucky's first important novelist".
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