All Sorts and Conditions of Men: An Impossible Story by Walter Besant
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"All Sorts and Conditions of Men: An Impossible Story" by Walter Besant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative explores various classes of society as it unfolds around the lives of several key characters, most notably Angela Messenger, a young woman who is the heiress of a brewery and grapples with her identity and responsibilities, and Harry Goslett, a young man navigating his own complicated heritage. The story
intricately portrays social themes and the contrasts between the lives of the upper and working classes. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to Angela Messenger and her friend Constance at Cambridge, where they discuss the weight of their futures and the impact of their choices on their lives. Angela, wealthy due to her brewery inheritance, expresses a yearning to connect with the working class and improve the lives of those less fortunate. Meanwhile, in a parallel storyline, Harry Goslett learns about his own unknown lineage, the son of a sergeant, and contemplates the implications of returning to his roots. The opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of social class dynamics, aspirations, and what it means to truly belong in a rapidly changing society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Besant, Walter, 1836-1901 |
|---|---|
| Title | All Sorts and Conditions of Men: An Impossible Story |
| Credits |
Produced by Shaun Pinder, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | City and town life -- Fiction |
| Subject | London (England) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Philanthropists -- Fiction |
| Subject | Poor -- Fiction |
| Subject | Romantic suspense fiction |
| Subject | East End (London, England) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 47098 |
| Release Date | Oct 12, 2014 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 595 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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