Project Gutenberg 2007-12-10 Public domain in the USA. 79 Janvier, Thomas A. (Thomas Allibone) 1849 1913 Janvier, Thomas Allibone Smedley, W. T. (William Thomas) 1858 1920 Smedley, William Thomas Smedley, W.T. A Romance of Tompkins Square 1891 Reading ease score: 63.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Widger "A Romance of Tompkins Square" by Thomas A. Janvier is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book presents a touching story of ambition, love, and redemption set against the backdrop of a New York neighborhood's vibrant life. The narrative revolves primarily around Gottlieb Brekel, a German baker yearning to recreate the perfect lebkuchen, a type of German gingerbread, while navigating personal tragedy and familial bonds. The plot follows Gottlieb as he grapples with the loss of his wife and the challenge of raising his daughter, Minna, while pursuing his dream of baking exceptional lebkuchen. Over the years, his attempts yield little success, leading him to an act of desperation—stealing a recipe from his talented assistant, Hans. This act of betrayal triggers a series of events that ultimately confront him with his actions and forces him to seek redemption. As the narrative unfolds, it explores themes of love, guilt, and the healing power of family, culminating in a resolution that emphasizes the importance of integrity and the connections between the characters. The book is rich with the emotional nuances of immigrant life and the struggles of the human spirit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 106335 106355 2024-10-10T10:01:36.341522 2023-09-10T12:14:58.142714 text/html text/html 101357 2013-01-08T05:57:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 329828 2013-01-08T06:04:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 429430 2024-10-10T10:01:42.983091 application/epub+zip 429072 2024-10-10T10:01:39.742483 application/epub+zip 96317 2024-10-10T10:01:38.476502 application/epub+zip 532667 2024-10-10T10:01:46.665005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523744 2024-10-10T10:01:41.980984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185036 2022-09-11T07:16:22.565735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91297 91290 2024-10-10T10:01:36.032511 2023-09-10T12:14:57.931731 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 91095 2007-12-10T11:02:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 35152 2007-12-10T11:02:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 91126 2007-12-10T11:02:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35128 2007-12-10T11:02:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22284 2024-10-10T10:01:47.744950 application/rdf+xml 13262 2024-10-10T10:01:39.033529 image/jpeg 3221 2024-10-10T10:01:38.750483 image/jpeg 421798 2024-10-10T10:01:36.364569 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 en.wikipedia