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Paul Rundel: A Novel

Author
William Harben
Read by
Finian Silverwood
Language
English
Length
10 hours 11 minutes
ISBN
9781836100607
Published
12 January 2026
Imprint
Fractal Press
  • Southern mountains
  • rural life
  • family hardship
  • youth struggles
  • resilience
  • ambition
  • societal pressure
  • identity
  • violence
  • small-town community

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In the mountain village of Grayson, young Paul Rundel faces bullies, ailing parents, and community judgment while ambition and a fiery temper push him toward respect and a better life. Violence and pity press from every side as he fights for identity. Spoken as when Paul Rundel still asks what a boy becomes when the village will not soften for him.

Author

William Harben (1858–1919) mapped the emotional weather of rural Georgia — novels of land, loyalty, and the hard bargains of family life in a changing South. He wrote with an insider's affection for mountain and plantation communities, and with a clear eye for rivalry, redemption, and the cost of pride.

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