Project Gutenberg 2008-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 102 Birmingham, George A. 1865 1950 Hannay, James Owen Birmingham, G. A. (George A.) Hannay, James O. (James Owen) General John Regan Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Widger "General John Regan" by George A. Birmingham is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book is set in a small Irish town called Ballymoy and revolves around a quirky ensemble of characters including Constable Moriarty, Sergeant Colgan, and an American named Mr. Billing, who arrives in town to write a biography of General John Regan, a figure of some historical significance. The narrative weaves themes of local politics, community quirks, and a burgeoning plan to erect a statue in honor of this mysterious general. The opening of the story introduces readers to the austere environment of the Irish police barrack where Constable Moriarty finds himself grappling with boredom on a sweltering day. As he daydreams and interacts with the local peasant girl Mary Ellen, an opulent motor car arrives, attracting the attention of Moriarty and the townsfolk. Mr. Billing exits the car, revealing his intent to pay homage to General Regan, which catalyzes a series of comedic misunderstandings among the town's residents about the general's identity and the feasibility of erecting a statue in his name. Gallagher, the local newspaper editor, finds himself caught in a web of deception and local lore as they sidestep questions regarding the statue and the true history of General Regan, setting the stage for further intrigue and humor in the unfolding narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ireland -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 537652 537653 2024-10-10T11:03:52.798289 2023-09-11T03:41:21.645179 text/html text/html 586167 2021-02-24T22:37:13 text/html; charset=utf-8 165149 2021-02-24T22:37:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 238740 2024-10-10T11:04:01.835225 application/epub+zip 247849 2024-10-10T11:03:55.914281 application/epub+zip 243633 2024-10-10T11:03:54.557424 application/epub+zip 452391 2024-10-10T11:04:06.215737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422606 2024-10-10T11:04:00.982256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397384 2022-09-11T08:16:59.505455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437050 2024-10-10T11:03:51.255314 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 457322 2016-10-04T10:08:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 155461 2016-10-04T10:12:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 436168 2009-04-10T14:15:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 153132 2009-04-10T14:16:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 436798 2009-04-10T14:16:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153191 2009-04-10T14:16:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22983 2024-10-10T11:04:06.353699 application/rdf+xml 12418 2024-10-10T11:03:55.122270 image/jpeg 3236 2024-10-10T11:03:54.842252 image/jpeg 232283 2024-10-10T11:03:52.837301 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