Project Gutenberg 2010-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 71 Jacks, L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall) 1860 1955 Jacks, Lawrence Pearsall Brooke, L. Leslie (Leonard Leslie) 1862 1940 Brooke, Leonard Leslie Brooke, Leslie Mad Shepherds, and Other Human Studies Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Mad Shepherds and Other Human Studies" by L. P. Jacks is a collection of essays or character studies written in the early 20th century. The book explores the lives and personalities of various individuals in a rural English village, focusing on unique characters like Snarley Bob, the eccentric shepherd, and Tom Hankin, the shoemaker, delving into their beliefs and the nature of existence. The opening of the book introduces readers to the parish's notable inhabitants, starting with Mrs. Abel, the rector's wife, who, despite her unconventional past as an actress, gains the admiration of the community for her kindness and boldness. The narrative then shifts to present Tom Hankin, a staunch atheist dedicated to social reform, and Snarley Bob, whose profound and often conflicted thoughts about nature and existence create a captivating exploration into the thematic elements of religion, mortality, and human connection. This diverse tapestry of character sketches sets the tone for an insightful examination of human nature and the societal norms of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31386/31386-h/images/frontis.jpg en Manners and customs -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 298144 298159 2024-10-13T10:20:06.399976 2023-09-14T04:05:26.219304 text/html text/html 297085 2021-01-06T05:36:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 141438 2021-01-06T05:36:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 218156 2024-10-13T10:20:14.441914 application/epub+zip 219950 2024-10-13T10:20:10.039922 application/epub+zip 190402 2024-10-13T10:20:08.508953 application/epub+zip 400143 2024-10-13T10:20:17.792883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383050 2024-10-13T10:20:13.577915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329120 2022-09-14T11:37:12.244093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283602 283499 2024-10-13T10:20:05.752023 2023-09-14T04:05:25.789157 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 283346 2021-01-06T05:36:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 112434 2021-01-06T05:36:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 283338 2021-01-06T05:36:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112391 2021-01-06T05:36:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22293 2024-10-13T10:20:17.930895 application/rdf+xml 14743 2024-10-13T10:20:09.196940 image/jpeg 3387 2024-10-13T10:20:08.849948 image/jpeg 215311 2024-10-13T10:20:06.430965 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