Project Gutenberg 2011-01-08 Public domain in the USA. 138 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" Barrington. Volume 2 (of 2) Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Widger "Barrington. Volume 2" by Charles James Lever is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work continues the story of the Barrington family, featuring the main characters Peter Barrington, his sister Miss Dinah, and granddaughter Josephine, as they navigate personal and familial challenges in a picturesque Irish setting. The overarching themes revolve around homecomings, evolving relationships, and the contrast between past affluence and their current modest lifestyle. The opening of this volume finds Peter Barrington and his family returning to their cottage after a time away, giving way to an exploration of nostalgia and the changes that have taken place during their absence. Josephine, full of youthful enthusiasm, experiences disappointment as she comes to terms with their diminished circumstances. She encounters Polly Dill, a local girl, forming an instant bond that highlights her struggle to adapt to her new life. The narrative delves into the dynamics of familial duty, the return to a simplified existence, and the blossoming friendship between Josephine and Polly. The themes of class and societal expectations are hinted at, especially as the family summons the resilience of their past to embrace their present. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/34883/34883-h/images/titlepage.jpg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34883/34883-h/images/titlepage.jpg en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Ireland -- Fiction Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 443139 443148 2025-01-14T09:11:53.349296 2023-09-15T08:54:01.030860 text/html text/html 455911 2021-02-24T16:47:41 text/html; charset=utf-8 930083 2021-02-24T16:47:45 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 973770 2025-01-14T09:11:59.638218 application/epub+zip 982142 2025-01-14T09:11:54.939252 application/epub+zip 214975 2025-01-14T09:11:53.692289 application/epub+zip 1108686 2025-01-14T09:12:03.662257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1084541 2025-01-14T09:11:59.281227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318011 2022-09-16T05:46:12.721392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408936 2025-01-14T09:11:52.450304 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 416176 2018-02-27T15:50:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 160442 2018-03-20T06:37:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 408805 2011-01-08T11:32:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 159547 2011-01-08T11:33:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 408797 2011-01-08T11:32:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159510 2011-01-08T11:33:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24660 2025-01-14T09:12:03.801210 application/rdf+xml 7869 2025-01-14T09:11:54.646248 image/jpeg 1952 2025-01-14T09:11:54.600304 image/jpeg 942239 2025-01-14T09:11:53.407272 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