Project Gutenberg 2009-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 78 Hyatt, Stanley Portal 1877 1914 Boehm, H. Richard 1871 1914 Boehm, Henry Richard 10021158 People of Position Produced by Peter Vachuska, Julia Miller, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "People of Position" by Stanley Portal Hyatt is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores themes of social status, personal identity, and the struggles of individuals attempting to navigate societal expectations. The narrative primarily follows Jimmy Grierson, a man returned to England after years spent abroad, grappling with the emotional aftermath of a friend's death and his own sense of failure in life. The opening of the book introduces a world where characters are deeply enmeshed in notions of respectability and societal standing, particularly through the lens of Jimmy's family and their expectations. As he faces the challenges of reintegrating into his family's life, his sister May expresses concerns about his future and his ability to conform to their established norms. Meanwhile, the narrative contrasts Jimmy's adventurous past and current predicament, painting a vivid picture of his internal conflicts and the pressures imposed by his relatives, who are invested in maintaining their social image. The stage is set for a story of self-discovery and the pursuit of genuine purpose against the backdrop of early 20th-century societal constraints. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 403803 403812 2024-09-12T13:44:02.271832 2023-09-13T05:59:50.192381 text/html text/html 408210 2021-01-05T06:46:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 199446 2021-01-05T06:46:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 253946 2024-09-12T13:44:08.838763 application/epub+zip 257968 2024-09-12T13:44:03.827779 application/epub+zip 208113 2024-09-12T13:44:02.902766 application/epub+zip 443661 2024-09-12T13:44:13.080767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400787 2024-09-12T13:44:08.122732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351213 2022-09-13T14:32:33.306940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371901 371776 2024-09-12T13:44:01.372782 2023-09-13T05:59:49.522369 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 371701 2021-01-05T06:46:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 140287 2021-01-05T06:46:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 371692 2021-01-05T06:46:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140263 2021-01-05T06:46:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20130 2024-09-12T13:44:13.224729 application/rdf+xml 12273 2024-09-12T13:44:03.261806 image/jpeg 3233 2024-09-12T13:44:03.081777 image/jpeg 241628 2024-09-12T13:44:02.311799 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