Project Gutenberg 2007-06-12 Public domain in the USA. 137 Lover, Samuel 1797 1868 Lover, S. (Samuel) Handy Andy: A Tale of Irish Life. Volume 1 Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Bruce Albrecht and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Handy Andy: A Tale of Irish Life. Volume 1" by Samuel Lover is a humorous novel written in the early 19th century. The story revolves around Andy Rooney, a lovable but hapless character known for his penchant for mishaps and misunderstandings, which seem to follow him wherever he goes. Through a lively depiction of Irish rural life, the author explores themes of folly and endearing incompetence while showcasing the warmth of community. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Andy, a boy inflicted with a knack for blundering his way through life, much to the irritation and amusement of those around him. His mother dotes on him despite the chaos he causes, while everyone in the community recognizes his well-meaning but disastrous attempts to help. In a series of comedic misadventures, including an ill-fated attempt to catch a wild horse leading to disastrous consequences, Andy's blunders set the tone for what promises to be a tale rife with humorous escapades. As the story progresses, we see his interactions with various characters, including the squire, which further illustrate both his genuine heart and his utter lack of savvy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ireland -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 602022 600816 2024-10-09T12:12:59.615366 2023-09-10T04:17:46.342899 text/html text/html 623173 2021-01-02T17:48:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 459806 2021-01-02T17:48:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 629514 2024-10-09T12:13:11.591308 application/epub+zip 638982 2024-10-09T12:13:03.519352 application/epub+zip 299866 2024-10-09T12:13:01.948362 application/epub+zip 927322 2024-10-09T12:13:17.451321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 918336 2024-10-09T12:13:10.539304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465043 2022-08-10T07:52:56.707377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555793 555706 2024-10-09T12:12:57.046389 2023-09-10T04:17:44.156853 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 555636 2021-01-02T17:48:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 216285 2021-01-02T17:48:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 555628 2021-01-02T17:48:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 216246 2021-01-02T17:48:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21398 2024-10-09T12:13:17.617251 application/rdf+xml 18026 2024-10-09T12:13:02.538329 image/jpeg 4115 2024-10-09T12:13:02.245343 image/jpeg 535190 2024-10-09T12:12:59.682374 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