Project Gutenberg 2010-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 78 Morrison, Arthur 1863 1945 The Hole in the Wall Reading ease score: 88.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Janet Kegg, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Hole in the Wall" by Arthur Morrison is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around young Stephen, who recounts his experiences growing up with his grandfather, Nathaniel Kemp, the owner of a public house on the river's edge in Wapping, called the Hole in the Wall. Through Stephen's innocent eyes, readers are introduced to a world filled with sailors, dock life, and the darker underbelly of London society, juxtaposed with moments of nostalgia and childhood whimsy. At the start of the novel, Stephen shares memories of his grandfather, highlighting both fondness and the complexities of his family life, marked by loss and the absent presence of his father at sea. The narrative transitions into a vivid depiction of Stephen's new life at the Hole in the Wall, alongside his grandfather—a man of considerable physical presence and a distinct reputation. The opening chapters establish the setting filled with colorful characters, including dubious sailors and intricate relationships, and hint at the darker themes of crime, mortality, and survival that weave through Stephen's childhood as he navigates the bustling environment around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en London (England) -- Fiction Boys -- Fiction Grandfathers -- Fiction Adventure stories East End (London, England) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 393511 393403 2024-10-14T13:40:36.706158 2023-09-15T07:30:22.818379 text/html text/html 396438 2010-12-01T15:50:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 148576 2010-12-01T15:52:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 212544 2024-10-14T13:40:44.050115 application/epub+zip 217001 2024-10-14T13:40:38.843139 application/epub+zip 217001 2024-10-14T13:40:37.545159 application/epub+zip 389740 2024-10-14T13:40:48.186130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362339 2024-10-14T13:40:43.234136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339451 2022-09-16T03:44:26.102034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375314 375243 2024-10-14T13:40:35.892144 2023-09-15T07:30:22.154348 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 375128 2010-12-01T15:48:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144834 2010-12-01T15:48:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20539 2024-10-14T13:40:48.317083 application/rdf+xml 11171 2024-10-14T13:40:38.099130 image/jpeg 3021 2024-10-14T13:40:37.818145 image/jpeg 206692 2024-10-14T13:40:36.741352 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