Project Gutenberg 2005-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 117 Carleton, William 1794 1869 Flanery, M. L. The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Produced by David Widger "The Poor Scholar" by William Carleton is a novel written in the early 19th century. The book explores the poignant journey of Jemmy M'Evoy, a young boy from a poor family in Ireland, as he seeks to rise above his circumstances through education and the priesthood. The narrative hints at themes of poverty, aspirations, familial love, and the struggles of the Irish peasantry. The opening of the novel introduces us to Dominick M'Evoy and his son Jemmy as they toil in bleak weather, engaging in the backbreaking work of digging potatoes on their barren land. Their conversation reveals profound grievances against the local Protestant population, highlighting the tension between the Irish Catholics and the landowners. Moved by the desire to escape poverty and uplift his family, Jemmy passionately decides to set off for Munster to become a scholar, promising to return and support his family. His determination and the emotional farewells—especially from his hopeful parents—serve as a tender and heart-wrenching prelude to his journey toward a better future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/16017/16017-h/images/titlepage.jpg en Ireland -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 361231 361240 2024-09-07T07:45:39.225690 2023-09-07T09:24:33.173380 text/html text/html 370780 2021-01-26T00:40:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 335593 2021-01-26T00:40:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 344745 2024-09-07T07:45:43.224735 application/epub+zip 351459 2024-09-07T07:45:39.773737 application/epub+zip 203398 2024-09-07T07:45:39.483726 application/epub+zip 445404 2024-09-07T07:45:46.124687 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428129 2024-09-07T07:45:42.952674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280399 2022-09-08T00:54:52.616367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311707 2024-09-07T07:45:38.668717 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 315334 2020-12-09T20:45:09 text/plain; charset=utf-8 122828 2020-12-09T20:45:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 311686 2020-12-09T20:45:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122371 2020-12-09T20:45:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19894 2024-09-07T07:45:46.265665 application/rdf+xml 13324 2024-09-07T07:45:39.567700 image/jpeg 2256 2024-09-07T07:45:39.525694 image/jpeg 335259 2024-09-07T07:45:39.260723 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