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""Eben Holden's Last Day A Fishing"" is a novel written by Irving Bacheller and published in 1907. The book tells the story of Eben Holden, an elderly man who decides to spend his last day fishing. As he reflects on his life and the people he has known, he is joined by a young... Read Full Overview

This poignant and beautifully written novel tells the story of Eben Holden, an elderly man who decides to spend his last day fishing. As he casts his line, he reflects on his life and the people he has loved and lost. A powerful meditation on aging, love, and the passage of... Read Full Overview

This poignant and beautifully written novel tells the story of Eben Holden, an elderly man who decides to spend his last day fishing. As he casts his line, he reflects on his life and the people he has loved and lost. A powerful meditation on aging, love, and the passage of... Read Full Overview

Eben Holden's Last Day A Fishing is a novel written by Irving Bacheller and first published in 1907. The story revolves around Eben Holden, a retired farmer who lives in the countryside of upstate New York. Eben is an old man who is fond of fishing and spends most of his time... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Eben Holden's Last Day A Fishing is a novel written by Irving Bacheller and published in 1907. The book tells the story of Eben Holden, a retired farmer who spends his last day fishing with his friend, Billy. Throughout the day, Eben reflects on his life and the people he has... Read Full Overview

turned him into a hoss, an' rode him all over the hills an' valleys until he was about done fer, an' then fetched him back, an' ev'ry morning when he woke up he was a boy ag'in, an' was lame an' sore an' had a headache an' was sorry that he ever see the witch. He grew poor an'... Read Full Overview