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 Project Gutenberg 2008-06-22 Public domain in the USA. 150 Brown, George Douglas 1869 1902 Douglas, George The House with the Green Shutters Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by David Clarke, Martin Pettit, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The House with the Green Shutters" by George Douglas Brown is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in a small Scottish town and centers around John Gourlay, a proud and domineering man who prides himself on his business success, particularly as a carrier in the town. The book explores themes of social status, pride, and the relationships between Gourlay and the townsfolk, including the strain between him and his wife. At the start of the novel, John Gourlay is introduced standing outside his house, savoring the morning tranquility and feeling a sense of pride in his accomplishments as the town's foremost businessman. His thoughts reveal a complicated character—seemingly successful yet deeply insecure and resentful towards the townsfolk, who envy his position. The opening chapters depict Gourlay's interactions with his employees and his disdain for his rivals, highlighting his isolation due to his haughty nature. Meanwhile, his home life is fraught with tension, particularly regarding his wife's perceived incompetence, which only exacerbates his bitterness and displays the complexities of his character in the social landscape of Barbie. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Scotland -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 559715 559582 2024-10-11T07:34:54.168613 2023-09-11T10:22:26.022478 text/html text/html 569328 2008-06-22T14:00:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 329233 2008-06-22T14:02:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 404439 2024-10-11T07:35:05.093591 application/epub+zip 409138 2024-10-11T07:34:57.865606 application/epub+zip 301203 2024-10-11T07:34:56.354617 application/epub+zip 664650 2024-10-11T07:35:10.680547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 614505 2024-10-11T07:35:04.010602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473261 2022-09-12T06:39:44.751995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520148 520057 2024-10-11T07:34:52.880670 2023-09-11T10:22:24.789407 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 519932 2008-06-22T13:58:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 205116 2008-06-22T13:58:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 519940 2008-06-22T13:58:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205105 2008-06-22T13:58:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21494 2024-10-11T07:35:10.999522 application/rdf+xml 15712 2024-10-11T07:34:56.933598 image/jpeg 3932 2024-10-11T07:34:56.641613 image/jpeg 401201 2024-10-11T07:34:54.226676 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia