The Hoosier School Master

The Hoosier School Master is a novel written by Edward Eggleston. It is set in a rural Indiana community in the mid-19th century and follows the story of a young man named Bud who becomes the schoolmaster of the local one-room schoolhouse. The book explores the challenges and triumphs of Bud's efforts to educate the children in his care, as well as his relationships with the townspeople, including the wealthy and influential Deacon and his daughter, Esther. Along the way, Bud must confront issues of class, race, and religion, as well as his own personal demons. The Hoosier School Master is a classic of American literature, praised for its realistic portrayal of rural life and its themes of education, morality, and community.1903. With 29 illustrations. American novelist and historian, Eggleston's novels depicting early life in southern Indiana have been widely read. The Hoosier Schoolmaster was one of the first examples of American local realistic fiction. The novel begins: Want to be a schoolmaster, do you? You? Well, what would you do in Flat Crick deestrick, I'd like to know? Why, the boys have driv off the last two, and licked the one afore them like blazes. You might teach a summer school, when nothin' but children come. But I �������low it takes a right smart man to be schoolmaster in Flat Crick in the winter. They'd pitch you out of doors, sonny, neck and heels, afore Christmas.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.