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Title:
A History of Pendennis, Volume 1
His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy
Note: Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Summary: "A History of Pendennis, Volume 1" by William Makepeace Thackeray is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the life of Arthur Pendennis, a young man of good family who navigates the complexities of love, society, and his own ambitions. As he matures, Pendennis faces various challenges, including family expectations and romantic entanglements, particularly with an actress whom his family disapproves of. The opening of the novel introduces Major Arthur Pendennis, a well-respected figure in London society, as he partakes in breakfast at a prominent club. Here, he is caught between the pleasures of high society and the grim concerns regarding his nephew, Arthur Pendennis, Jr., who has fallen in love with an actress, stirring familial disapproval. The narrative sets the stage for the interactions between the characters and Pendennis's eventual journey, hinting at both comedic and dramatic elements. As the major reads letters detailing his nephew's romantic troubles, it becomes clear that the story will delve into issues of social class, love, and the struggle for personal identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
EBook No.: 34922
Published: Jan 11, 2011
Downloads: 172
Language: English
Subject: Humorous stories
Subject: Autobiographical fiction
Subject: Bildungsromans
Subject: Young men -- Fiction
Subject: Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
A History of Pendennis, Volume 1
His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy
Note: Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Lee Dawei, David Garcia and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https:
//www.pgdp.net
(This
file was produced from scans of public domain works at the
University of Michigan's Making of America collection.)
Summary: "A History of Pendennis, Volume 1" by William Makepeace Thackeray is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the life of Arthur Pendennis, a young man of good family who navigates the complexities of love, society, and his own ambitions. As he matures, Pendennis faces various challenges, including family expectations and romantic entanglements, particularly with an actress whom his family disapproves of. The opening of the novel introduces Major Arthur Pendennis, a well-respected figure in London society, as he partakes in breakfast at a prominent club. Here, he is caught between the pleasures of high society and the grim concerns regarding his nephew, Arthur Pendennis, Jr., who has fallen in love with an actress, stirring familial disapproval. The narrative sets the stage for the interactions between the characters and Pendennis's eventual journey, hinting at both comedic and dramatic elements. As the major reads letters detailing his nephew's romantic troubles, it becomes clear that the story will delve into issues of social class, love, and the struggle for personal identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
EBook No.: 34922
Published: Jan 11, 2011
Downloads: 172
Language: English
Subject: Humorous stories
Subject: Autobiographical fiction
Subject: Bildungsromans
Subject: Young men -- Fiction
Subject: Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.