Project Gutenberg 2011-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 114 Thackeray, William Makepeace 1811 1863 Titmarsh, Michael Angelo Thackeray, W. M. Titmarsh, M. A. Thackeray, William M. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 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.) "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.) en Humorous stories Autobiographical fiction Bildungsromans Young men -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1150480 1147326 2024-09-14T14:23:18.777499 2023-09-15T09:02:26.029675 text/html text/html 1151170 2021-01-07T09:43:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5232380 2021-01-07T09:43:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5445352 2024-09-14T14:23:39.652343 application/epub+zip 5435485 2024-09-14T14:23:22.995436 application/epub+zip 537148 2024-09-14T14:23:20.318470 application/epub+zip 5458084 2024-09-14T14:23:51.969304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5348569 2024-09-14T14:23:35.182404 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 836572 2022-09-16T05:58:45.372497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1063585 1063350 2024-09-14T14:23:16.484465 2023-09-15T09:02:24.021663 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1063454 2021-01-07T09:43:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 416376 2021-01-07T09:43:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1063455 2021-01-07T09:43:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 416192 2021-01-07T09:43:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21907 2024-09-14T14:23:52.180283 application/rdf+xml 15096 2024-09-14T14:23:20.720440 image/jpeg 3685 2024-09-14T14:23:20.520442 image/jpeg 5309150 2024-09-14T14:23:19.168458 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