Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 130 Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret) 1828 1897 Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant Wilson Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant Olyphant, Mrs. Oliphant, M. O. W. (Margaret Oliphant Wilson) Oliphant, Mrs. Margaret Oliphant, Mrs. Wilson, Margaret A Beleaguered City Being a Narrative of Certain Recent Events in the City of Semur, in the Department of the Haute Bourgogne. A Story of the Seen and the Unseen Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Stan Goodman and PG Distributed Proofreaders "A Beleaguered City" by Mrs. Oliphant is a narrative novel set in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the small French town of Semur, where the main character, Martin Dupin, serves as the mayor. The narrative explores themes of faith, materialism, and the conflict between the seen and unseen, hinting at the townspeople's spiritual struggles and the impact of societal change amidst a backdrop of supernatural occurrences. The opening of the book introduces Martin Dupin, who reflects on his duties as mayor and the moral fabric of his community. It begins with a seemingly mundane summer evening marred by a dark, ominous event that plunges the town into darkness, inciting concern and suspicion among its citizens. As Dupin contemplates the changes in public sentiment towards money and material wealth, he witnesses interactions that reveal a growing disregard for traditional values and religious beliefs. These events set the stage for the extraordinary occurrences that will challenge the townspeople, forcing them to confront their beliefs and the unseen forces at play in their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fantasy fiction, English Paranormal fiction Burgundy (France) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 372163 372146 2024-10-05T09:56:35.978548 2023-10-05T09:36:58.024555 text/html text/html 376219 2020-12-25T22:42:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 115895 2020-12-25T22:42:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 187752 2024-10-05T09:56:41.371526 application/epub+zip 191792 2024-10-05T09:56:37.721517 application/epub+zip 191792 2024-10-05T09:56:36.591554 application/epub+zip 349451 2024-10-05T09:56:44.600513 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303239 2024-10-05T09:56:40.739514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227804 2022-09-06T03:35:18.792324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273724 273685 2024-10-05T09:56:35.407543 2023-10-05T09:36:57.601562 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 275086 2020-12-25T22:42:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 104583 2020-12-25T22:42:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 275080 2020-12-25T22:42:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104469 2020-12-25T22:42:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22681 2024-10-05T09:56:44.746483 application/rdf+xml 12875 2024-10-05T09:56:37.151526 image/jpeg 3305 2024-10-05T09:56:36.866530 image/jpeg 182493 2024-10-05T09:56:36.008528 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia