Project Gutenberg 2007-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 117 Quiller-Couch, Arthur 1863 1944 Q Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, A. T. (Arthur Thomas) Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas Major Vigoureux Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Audrey Longhurst and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Major Vigoureux" by Arthur Quiller-Couch is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in a British garrison on a group of islands, centering around Major Narcisse Vigoureux, who serves as both the military governor and the chief civil magistrate. The narrative explores themes of duty, governance, and personal identity against a backdrop of bureaucratic negligence and social dynamics within the isolated community. The opening of the novel introduces Major Vigoureux as he navigates the complexities of military life, marked by his interactions with his sergeants and the eccentricities of their situation. The Commandant is preoccupied with maintaining the dignity of his position while coping with the absurdity brought on by the Lord Proprietor and the lack of proper supplies for his men. As he grapples with issues ranging from clothing to social status, the narrative sets a tone of quiet tension and humor, revealing both the community's charm and the Commandant's inner conflict. The stage is set for further developments in the lives of both the Commandant and the inhabitants of the islands amidst the challenges they face. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Islands -- Fiction England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 555576 554608 2024-10-09T07:52:29.694016 2023-09-09T09:54:32.069477 text/html text/html 571892 2007-03-20T09:32:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 422425 2007-03-20T09:34:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 476225 2024-10-09T07:52:36.556984 application/epub+zip 486759 2024-10-09T07:52:30.624018 application/epub+zip 285585 2024-10-09T07:52:30.194066 application/epub+zip 655413 2024-10-09T07:52:41.311488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635312 2024-10-09T07:52:36.143984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429274 2022-08-10T04:18:57.354077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529517 529429 2024-10-09T07:52:28.089062 2023-09-09T09:54:30.680488 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 529373 2007-03-20T09:32:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 205091 2007-03-20T09:34:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 529431 2007-03-20T09:32:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205069 2007-03-20T09:34:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21883 2024-10-09T07:52:41.448452 application/rdf+xml 21675 2024-10-09T07:52:30.280025 image/jpeg 3234 2024-10-09T07:52:30.238011 image/jpeg 422996 2024-10-09T07:52:29.757025 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