Project Gutenberg 2010-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 115 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" Jack Hinton: The Guardsman Produced by David Widger "Jack Hinton: The Guardsman" by Charles James Lever is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story follows the early experiences of Jack Hinton, a young Englishman who finds himself serving as an aide-de-camp in Ireland amidst the complex social dynamics and humorous misunderstandings of a foreign land. Through Jack's journey, readers encounter a vivid depiction of Irish society, along with a cast of compelling characters that illustrate the contrasts and quirks of 19th-century life. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Jack Hinton on a dark February night in London, as he prepares to embark on his military career that unexpectedly leads him to Ireland. During a family gathering, Jack learns of his appointment and the mixed reactions from his parents and cousin, Lady Julia. After a tumultuous sea voyage, Jack arrives in Dublin amid a storm and soon finds himself navigating the chaotic social landscape. His first impressions reveal a disparity between his preconceived notions of Ireland and the vibrant reality he encounters, setting the stage for humorous misadventures and critical cultural observations as he integrates into his new life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33082/33082-h/images/frontispiece.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/33082/33082-h/images/titlepage2.jpg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33082/33082-h/images/titlepage2.jpg en Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Fiction Veterans -- Great Britain -- Fiction Dublin (Ireland) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Ireland -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1189764 1189777 2024-09-14T05:45:22.683461 2023-09-14T10:32:10.980193 text/html text/html 1199516 2021-02-24T16:45:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 6265567 2021-02-24T16:45:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 5585085 2024-09-14T05:45:35.362403 application/epub+zip 5611614 2024-09-14T05:45:24.383490 application/epub+zip 561981 2024-09-14T05:45:23.462560 application/epub+zip 5919881 2024-09-14T05:45:44.749834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5859585 2024-09-14T05:45:34.502360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 814563 2022-09-15T07:51:01.289801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1130305 2024-09-14T05:45:20.335448 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1133680 2018-02-28T08:04:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 449617 2018-03-20T06:18:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1129990 2010-07-05T05:23:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 448721 2010-07-05T05:29:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1129985 2010-07-05T05:23:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 448423 2010-07-05T05:29:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23967 2024-09-14T05:45:44.905807 application/rdf+xml 17452 2024-09-14T05:45:23.595436 image/jpeg 3119 2024-09-14T05:45:23.529414 image/jpeg 5468035 2024-09-14T05:45:22.896452 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