Project Gutenberg 2010-05-11 Public domain in the USA. 108 Lever, Charles James 1806 1872 Lorrequer, Harry O'Dowd, Cornelius Browne, Hablot Knight 1815 1882 Phiz Browne, Hablot K. (Hablot Knight) Browne, H. K. (Hablot Knight) Brown, Hablot K. (Hablot Knight) "Phiz" Davenport Dunn, a Man of Our Day. Volume 2 (of 2) Produced by David Widger "Davenport Dunn, a Man of Our Day" by Charles James Lever is a novel written in the mid-19th century. It follows the life of the titular character, Davenport Dunn, who finds himself embroiled in a tumultuous situation concerning a banking crisis and a potential run for gold that threatens his financial empire. The narrative explores themes of ambition, social class, and the complexities of personal relationships amidst the backdrop of political and economic unrest. At the start of the novel, Dunn enters a drawing-room where he encounters Lady Augusta Arden, igniting a conversation that reveals both tension and mutual admiration. The initial chapter sets the stage for a crisis as Dunn receives alarming news about an organized attack on the Ossory Bank, where he holds a significant position. This sets off a chain of events involving discussions of loyalty, public perception, and the responsibilities that come with success. The scene transitions to a dinner where further discussions about the implications of the news unfold, showcasing Dunn’s character as both a leader and a man caught in the intricacies of societal expectation and personal ambition. Overall, the opening portion establishes the imminent conflict that will drive the rest of the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/32342/32342-h/images/titlepage.jpg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32342/32342-h/images/frontispiece.jpg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32342/32342-h/images/titlepage.jpg en Capitalists and financiers -- Fiction Aristocracy (Social class) -- Great Britain -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 942450 942460 2024-09-13T13:57:52.811556 2023-09-14T07:57:31.190107 text/html text/html 976429 2021-02-24T16:39:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 2380070 2021-02-24T16:40:03 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2454395 2024-09-13T13:58:03.000512 application/epub+zip 2473266 2024-09-13T13:57:53.990557 application/epub+zip 433402 2024-09-13T13:57:53.385537 application/epub+zip 2717475 2024-09-13T13:58:10.533499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2677420 2024-09-13T13:58:02.407501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 640541 2022-09-15T04:11:08.346787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 879656 2024-09-13T13:57:50.736570 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 894900 2018-02-27T11:20:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 351473 2018-03-20T06:41:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 879505 2010-05-11T17:17:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 349373 2010-05-11T17:18:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 879506 2010-05-11T17:17:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 349289 2010-05-11T17:18:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23116 2024-09-13T13:58:10.692462 application/rdf+xml 10015 2024-09-13T13:57:53.495540 image/jpeg 2153 2024-09-13T13:57:53.440544 image/jpeg 2391053 2024-09-13T13:57:52.952577 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