Project Gutenberg 2010-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 62 Jarvis, Stinson 1854 1926 Jarvis, Thomas Stinson Geoffrey Hampstead: A Novel Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (www.canadiana.org)) "Geoffrey Hampstead: A Novel" by Stinson Jarvis is a work of fiction written in the late 19th century. The narrative unfolds in Toronto, focusing on the lives of young men who work at the Victoria Bank and their social interactions. The main character, Geoffrey Hampstead, emerges as a magnetic figure, revered and admired by those around him, particularly his friend Jack Cresswell, who harbors feelings for a woman named Nina Lindon. As the story begins, we see glimpses of moral complexity and social dynamics, setting the stage for the relationships and conflicts that will develop." "The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the workings of the Victoria Bank, where Jack Cresswell and Geoffrey Hampstead are colleagues. Jack is preoccupied with balancing his accounts but is constantly distracted by thoughts of Nina, his love. The chapter sets a playful yet serious tone through the banter between Jack and Geoffrey, revealing Geoffrey's confident and charming nature. Their lives intertwine with Maurice Rankin, a barrister, and Mrs. Priest, who manages their living quarters. As Jack looks forward to reuniting with Nina after her trip abroad, readers are drawn into the social intricacies of friendships, romantic interests, and societal expectations, hinting at the larger emotional and ethical dilemmas to come." (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories Toronto (Ont.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 732311 732326 2024-10-14T14:00:31.989155 2023-09-15T07:46:02.106318 text/html text/html 735644 2010-12-09T16:25:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 275854 2010-12-09T16:26:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 358950 2024-10-14T14:00:43.700098 application/epub+zip 370182 2024-10-14T14:00:35.607153 application/epub+zip 349311 2024-10-14T14:00:34.103123 application/epub+zip 634347 2024-10-14T14:00:49.859123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 615397 2024-10-14T14:00:42.665119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 575207 2022-09-16T04:08:34.640967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 701336 701064 2024-10-14T14:00:30.431206 2023-09-15T07:46:00.908313 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 701127 2010-12-09T16:24:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 270114 2010-12-09T16:26:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 701130 2010-12-09T16:25:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 270046 2010-12-09T16:26:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21748 2024-10-14T14:00:50.006050 application/rdf+xml 14129 2024-10-14T14:00:34.664145 image/jpeg 4006 2024-10-14T14:00:34.379179 image/jpeg 352086 2024-10-14T14:00:32.054258 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