Project Gutenberg 2006-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 158 Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield 1804 1881 Disraeli, B. (Benjamin), Earl of Beaconsfield The Young Duke Produced by David Widger "The Young Duke" by Benjamin Disraeli is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around George Augustus Frederick, the Duke of St. James, who enters adulthood as one of the wealthiest young men in England, navigating the intricate intrigues of aristocratic society. The novel explores themes of privilege, societal expectations, and the complexities of relationships as the young duke interacts with his relatives and experiences various romantic interests. At the start of the book, the Duke of St. James is introduced as he comes of age, having amassed a considerable fortune and social status following the death of his father. His guardianship is passed to Mr. Dacre, a Catholic gentleman, which sparks intrigue and resentment among the more politically aligned relatives, particularly the Earl of Fitz-pompey. As the young duke transitions through a privileged yet tumultuous upbringing spent mainly at Castle Dacre and school, he becomes increasingly entangled with the fitz-pompey family, leading to a mix of affection and moving conspiracies. The opening chapters set the stage for a tale of character development, societal machinations, and early encounters with love, hinting at the challenges the duke will face as he endeavors to navigate his new world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/20008/20008-h/images/cover.jpg en Fathers and sons -- Fiction Love stories Bildungsromans Young men -- Fiction Political fiction Nobility -- Fiction Catholic emancipation -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 789174 789181 2024-09-09T03:32:14.649792 2023-09-09T06:30:13.926096 text/html text/html 814553 2021-02-24T22:08:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 1626058 2021-02-24T22:08:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1559583 2024-09-09T03:32:23.261751 application/epub+zip 1577429 2024-09-09T03:32:15.877789 application/epub+zip 450991 2024-09-09T03:32:15.206833 application/epub+zip 1813410 2024-09-09T03:32:29.648719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1738431 2024-09-09T03:32:22.643798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 613703 2022-09-09T12:21:22.836485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 670640 2024-09-09T03:32:13.223857 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 677841 2016-09-07T08:00:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 261144 2016-09-07T08:06:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 670422 2006-12-03T12:21:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 260001 2006-12-03T12:22:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 670425 2006-12-03T12:21:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 259802 2006-12-03T12:22:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23127 2024-09-09T03:32:29.796732 application/rdf+xml 23396 2024-09-09T03:32:15.360832 image/jpeg 3335 2024-09-09T03:32:15.282799 image/jpeg 1625610 2024-09-09T03:32:14.741850 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