Project Gutenberg 2011-01-08 Public domain in the USA. 150 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 443242 2025-04-14T09:03:28.276728 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 973822 2025-04-14T09:03:33.654130 application/epub+zip 982116 2025-04-14T09:03:29.006686 application/epub+zip 214964 2025-04-14T09:03:28.616652 application/epub+zip 1108730 2025-04-14T09:03:37.619113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1084541 2025-04-14T09:03:33.293140 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318011 2022-09-16T05:46:12.721392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416281 2025-04-14T09:03:27.492708 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 24661 2025-04-14T09:03:37.762112 application/rdf+xml 7869 2025-04-14T09:03:28.707679 image/jpeg 1952 2025-04-14T09:03:28.661675 image/jpeg 942281 2025-04-14T09:03:28.336675 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