Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 104 Holland, J. G. (Josiah Gilbert) 1819 1881 Holland, Josiah Gilbert Titcomb, Timothy Sevenoaks: A Story of Today Sevenoaks: A Story of To-day Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Audrey Longhurst, Josephine Paolucci, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Sevenoaks: A Story of Today" by J. G. Holland is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story provides a vivid depiction of a small town called Sevenoaks, exploring the lives of its townsfolk and focusing on characters like Miss Butterworth, a spirited and courageous woman who advocates for the poor, and Robert Belcher, a wealthy mill owner who embodies the greed and corruption present in the community. The narrative seems to delve into social issues such as poverty and the welfare of the insane. At the start of the story, the reader is introduced to the town of Sevenoaks, characterized by its setting along a river and the significant influence of Belcher and his mill on the community. The chapter highlights Miss Butterworth's visit to Belcher, where she confronts him regarding the mistreatment of the town's poor, particularly concerning a man named Paul Benedict who has fallen into madness due to misfortune and neglect. Their conversation exposes the stark divide between social classes and the moral failings of those in power. Additionally, various townspeople, including the minister Mr. Snow, grapple with their complicity in the status quo, setting the stage for a conflict surrounding social justice that is central to the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Didactic fiction Social problems -- Fiction Political fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Politics Browsing: Fiction 878784 878631 2024-10-07T04:32:12.851125 2023-09-07T06:27:24.416253 text/html text/html 912477 2020-12-14T05:04:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 328953 2020-12-14T05:04:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 404244 2024-10-07T04:32:25.331034 application/epub+zip 416749 2024-10-07T04:32:16.489091 application/epub+zip 399618 2024-10-07T04:32:14.986072 application/epub+zip 731745 2024-10-07T04:32:32.410980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696113 2024-10-07T04:32:24.373071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 636873 2022-09-07T20:33:04.898379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 849010 848908 2024-10-07T04:32:10.557163 2023-09-07T06:27:22.466213 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 848624 2020-12-14T05:04:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 318735 2020-12-14T05:04:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 848631 2020-12-14T05:04:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 318686 2020-12-14T05:04:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22474 2024-10-07T04:32:32.548971 application/rdf+xml 15240 2024-10-07T04:32:15.609152 image/jpeg 4264 2024-10-07T04:32:15.318075 image/jpeg 398583 2024-10-07T04:32:12.928112 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