Project Gutenberg 2007-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 115 Cooke, John Esten 1830 1886 Effingham, C. Todkill, Anas 06027184 The Youth of Jefferson Or, a Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764 Reading ease score: 72.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Edwards, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Youth of Jefferson" by John Esten Cooke is a historical fiction novel written in the mid-19th century. Set in Virginia during the year 1764, the story revolves around a group of young college students, primarily focusing on the characters Jacques and Sir Asinus as they navigate their youthful romantic pursuits and academic dilemmas. The narrative promises a whimsical exploration of their escapades, showcasing the complexities of love, friendship, and the social norms of the time. The opening of the book introduces the main characters, with Jacques, a somewhat melancholic young man, and his friend Sir Asinus, who displays a jovial and carefree attitude. Their banter reveals Jacques's infatuation with a girl named Belle-bouche and Sir Asinus's attempts to distance himself from academic pressures while still engaging in romantic pursuits. The dialogue is filled with light-hearted sarcasm and wordplay, establishing a playful tone. The reader is invited into a world of youthful exuberance, characterized by lighthearted challenges and humorous misunderstandings, as the characters grapple with their emotions amid the backdrop of college life in the 18th century. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 411132 411017 2024-10-10T07:42:20.043322 2023-09-10T10:24:15.191401 text/html text/html 413520 2007-11-01T08:08:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 148624 2007-11-01T08:08:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 225546 2024-10-10T07:42:29.426247 application/epub+zip 228639 2024-10-10T07:42:22.512316 application/epub+zip 224608 2024-10-10T07:42:21.029297 application/epub+zip 424654 2024-10-10T07:42:34.045274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393374 2024-10-10T07:42:28.280269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370957 2022-09-11T04:47:42.515619 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356184 355957 2024-10-10T07:42:18.183339 2023-09-10T10:24:13.557392 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 356145 2007-11-01T08:08:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 135765 2007-11-01T08:08:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 356140 2007-11-01T08:08:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135726 2007-11-01T08:08:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21723 2024-10-10T07:42:34.180223 application/rdf+xml 12498 2024-10-10T07:42:21.603302 image/jpeg 3643 2024-10-10T07:42:21.314312 image/jpeg 209541 2024-10-10T07:42:20.078318 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