Project Gutenberg 1998-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 54 Galt, John 1779 1839 Goodfellow, Robin Balwhidder, Micah Prior, Samuel, Capt. Duffle, Thomas The Provost Transcribed from the 1913 T. N. Foulis edition David Price "The Provost" by John Galt is a novel written during the early 19th century. The book explores themes of governance, community, and self-interest through the life of its main character, Mr. Pawkie, who aspires to navigate the intricacies of local politics and societal expectations in the burgh of Gudetown. The opening of the novel introduces us to the widow of a former Provost, Mrs. Pawkie, who speaks highly of her deceased husband's manuscript, which contains notes on his public life as chief magistrate. After persuading her to publish the work, the narrative shifts to Mr. Pawkie, who recounts his ambitions and the prudent behaviors that enabled him to rise in status within his community. As he embarks on his journey through political life, we see him balancing the expectations of authority with the realities of human nature and societal norms, setting the stage for a rich exploration of character and ambition in a small town. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Humorous stories Political fiction Scotland -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Politicians -- Fiction Merchants -- Fiction Municipal government -- Fiction Irvine (Scotland) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 340314 340230 2024-09-01T09:11:21.937196 2023-10-01T08:26:44.123743 text/html text/html 337326 2007-04-17T15:16:20 text/html 124979 2007-04-17T15:18:16 text/html application/zip 169568 2024-09-01T09:11:26.993183 application/epub+zip 173452 2024-09-01T09:11:23.202197 application/epub+zip 173452 2024-09-01T09:11:22.403174 application/epub+zip 308279 2024-09-01T09:11:30.619161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273803 2024-09-01T09:11:26.512196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273934 2022-09-01T10:21:15.181806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325837 325796 2024-09-01T09:11:21.460218 2023-10-01T08:26:43.845746 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 325613 2007-04-17T15:18:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122970 2007-04-17T15:18:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19907 2024-09-01T09:11:30.754125 application/rdf+xml 9888 2024-09-01T09:11:22.779201 image/jpeg 2749 2024-09-01T09:11:22.603167 image/jpeg 166735 2024-09-01T09:11:21.970193 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