Project Gutenberg 1999-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 148 Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) 1874 1936 Chesterton, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Gilbert K. (Gilbert Keith) The Trees of Pride Produced by Dianne Bean, and David Widger "The Trees of Pride" by G. K. Chesterton is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story opens with Squire Vane, an eccentric and somewhat impractical gentleman whose views clash with the superstitions of his Cornish neighbors. Alongside his daughter Barbara, Squire Vane grapples with a local legend surrounding the peculiar peacock trees in his garden, which are said to cause misfortune and madness among the locals. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the vibrant setting of the Cornish coast, where Squire Vane is preparing to meet an esteemed guest, Mr. Cyprian Paynter. The Squire's interactions with his daughter and local tenants reveal his dismissive attitude toward their beliefs, which he sees as mere nonsense. As he makes his way to the shoreline, tensions arise from the townspeople's entrenched superstitions and warnings about the trees, foreshadowing deeper conflicts to come. This balance of rationalism, mysticism, and a looming mystery sets the stage for further developments involving the Squire, his guests, and the enigma of the trees themselves. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Murder -- Fiction Mystery fiction PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 185904 185913 2024-09-01T10:49:17.694860 2023-10-01T09:49:46.847203 text/html text/html 189039 2021-01-27T18:42:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 65157 2021-01-27T18:42:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 108559 2024-09-01T10:49:21.641861 application/epub+zip 110479 2024-09-01T10:49:18.922869 application/epub+zip 110480 2024-09-01T10:49:18.160869 application/epub+zip 209301 2024-09-01T10:49:23.826841 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196958 2024-09-01T10:49:21.158857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196974 2022-09-01T12:14:47.149950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158944 158920 2024-09-01T10:49:17.329893 2023-10-01T09:49:46.532186 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 161356 2016-10-09T08:01:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 61613 2016-10-09T08:03:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 158814 2008-11-20T15:15:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61291 2008-11-20T15:16:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20362 2024-09-01T10:49:23.957830 application/rdf+xml 11328 2024-09-01T10:49:18.503855 image/jpeg 3177 2024-09-01T10:49:18.331858 image/jpeg 107582 2024-09-01T10:49:17.710869 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