Project Gutenberg 2009-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 68 Fenn, George Manville 1831 1909 Fenn, G. M. (George Manville) Fenn, G. Manville (George Manville) Overend, William Heysham 1851 1898 Overend, W. H. (William Heysham) Overend, W.H. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam Reading ease score: 88.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Vast Abyss" by George Manville Fenn is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young boy named Tom Blount, who is struggling to find his place in the world after losing both parents to an epidemic. Displaced by circumstance, Tom finds himself in a challenging environment with his unappreciative uncle and a bullying cousin, Sam. As he grapples with his new life and the challenges of legal studies, Tom is offered a glimmer of hope when another uncle invites him to join him in a more fulfilling and adventurous endeavor. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Tom Blount in a dreary office where he feels out of place and incompetent under the harsh criticism of his uncle, James Brandon. Tom's thoughts frequently drift towards memories of happier times with his parents and the boyhood adventures he yearns to reclaim. With the help of a kind clerk named Pringle, Tom endures day-to-day challenges, including the persistent torment from his cousin Sam. The opening chapters set up a vivid portrayal of Tom's struggles, emotions, and determination to prove himself worthy of his family's support, culminating in a transformative invitation from his Uncle Richard to leave his current hardships behind and seek a new life filled with opportunities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR PZ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 772655 772649 2024-10-13T03:58:45.450278 2023-09-13T08:59:48.913599 text/html text/html 819037 2009-09-27T10:07:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 844592 2024-10-13T03:58:57.835211 application/epub+zip 857193 2024-10-13T03:58:48.127260 application/epub+zip 352907 2024-10-13T03:58:46.536291 application/epub+zip 1122469 2024-10-13T03:59:04.372173 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1115835 2024-10-13T03:58:56.786235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 596933 2022-09-14T04:31:25.148674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 719963 2023-09-13T08:59:47.387611 text/plain 20528 2024-10-13T03:59:04.513185 application/rdf+xml 12430 2024-10-13T03:58:47.129286 image/jpeg 3329 2024-10-13T03:58:46.838263 image/jpeg 831878 2024-10-13T03:58:45.529282 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