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The juggler

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A traveling performer arrives in an isolated mountain cove and stages an unprecedented show in the local schoolhouse, drawing a curious mixed audience. The spectacle and the performer's skill unsettle familiar routines while his polite showmanship conceals a troubled, secretive demeanor. The narrative alternates close observation of rustic community life and richly rendered landscape detail, using geological and natural imagery to frame themes of mystery, social curiosity, and hidden pasts. Encounters among audience members, the performer's acts, and the aftermath expose local customs, suspicions, and the tension between spectacle and inner torment.

BOOKS BY
“Charles Egbert Craddock.”
(MARY N. MURFREE.)

IN THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. Short
Stories. 16mo, $1.25.

DOWN THE RAVINE. For Young People. Illustrated.
16mo, $1.00.

THE PROPHET OF THE GREAT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS.
A Novel. 16mo, $1.25.

IN THE CLOUDS. A Novel. 16mo, $1.25.

THE STORY OF KEEDON BLUFFS. For
Young People. 16mo, $1.00.

THE DESPOT OF BROOMSEDGE COVE. A
Novel. 16mo, $1.25.

WHERE THE BATTLE WAS FOUGHT. A
Novel. 16mo, $1.25.

HIS VANISHED STAR. A Novel. 16mo, $1.25.

THE MYSTERY OF WITCH-FACE MOUNTAIN.
16mo, $1.25.

THE YOUNG MOUNTAINEERS. Illustrated.
12mo, $1.50.

THE JUGGLER. A Novel. 16mo, $1.25.

HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY,
Boston and New York.

THE JUGGLER

BY

CHARLES EGBERT CRADDOCK

BOSTON AND NEW YORK
HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY
The Riverside Press, Cambridge
1897