Project Gutenberg 2006-06-05 Public domain in the USA. 82 Runciman, James 1852 1891 The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Steven Gibbs, LN Yaddanapudi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Chequers" by James Runciman is a novel written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the grim realities of life in and around a public house, narrated from the perspective of the protagonist known as the Loafer, who interacts with various characters belonging to the lower social strata. The book explores themes of alcoholism, social decay, and the complexity of human relationships through the observations and anecdotes of the Loafer. The opening portion introduces the reader to the unforgiving environment of a public house, emphasizing the stark contrast between the idealized notion of social drinking and the despondent realities faced by its patrons. The narrator establishes himself as an equal among the regulars, revealing his role as an observer and participant in their daily struggles. Through vivid descriptions of the bar's atmosphere and the behavior of its visitors, Runciman sets a tone of gritty realism that pervades the narrative. It becomes evident that the characters caught in this cycle of drink and despair are not merely subjects of pity; they illustrate the intricate dynamics of survival, companionship, and moral ambiguity within a society marked by vice and ruin. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 308588 308589 2024-10-08T08:25:46.944079 2023-09-08T09:57:22.725509 text/html text/html 310018 2006-06-05T15:43:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 121141 2006-06-05T15:43:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 193830 2024-10-08T08:25:53.702048 application/epub+zip 194262 2024-10-08T08:25:49.010071 application/epub+zip 194262 2024-10-08T08:25:47.728079 application/epub+zip 326034 2024-10-08T08:25:57.288015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299031 2024-10-08T08:25:52.825050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294458 2022-09-09T04:13:46.651490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275713 275613 2024-10-08T08:25:46.198092 2023-09-08T09:57:22.217491 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 275723 2006-06-05T15:43:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 112751 2006-06-05T15:43:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 275721 2006-06-05T15:43:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112709 2006-06-05T15:43:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21496 2024-10-08T08:25:57.418008 application/rdf+xml 10480 2024-10-08T08:25:48.288069 image/jpeg 2949 2024-10-08T08:25:48.007074 image/jpeg 181721 2024-10-08T08:25:46.971074 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