Project Gutenberg 2011-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 54 Douglas, O. 1877 1948 Buchan, Anna The Setons Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Andrew Sly, Al Haines and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Setons" by O. Douglas is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in Glasgow, the story unfolds the everyday lives of the Thomson family, particularly focusing on their evening party and various interactions with friends and neighbors. The narrative follows characters such as Mr. and Mrs. Thomson, their children Jessie and Alick, along with guests like the endearing yet comical Mr. Taylor. The book captures themes of social class, familial bonds, and the importance of community. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the Thomson family as they prepare for an evening party, revealing their dynamics and personalities. Mr. Thomson arrives home with a pineapple for the occasion, sparking lively conversations among family members about food, social status, and the guests who are invited. As the guests arrive, a mix of excitement and anxiety unfolds, particularly for Jessie, who is conscious of the way her family's social standing is perceived by others. The atmosphere is filled with a blend of warmth, humor, and underlying tensions characteristic of a gathering where people from varying backgrounds come together. The opening chapters paint a vivid picture of family life and societal expectations at the time, setting the stage for further developments in the social interactions and character arcs throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Clergy -- Fiction Families -- Fiction Glasgow (Scotland) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 500282 496064 2024-10-15T04:30:45.335226 2023-09-15T10:10:27.845428 text/html text/html 494556 2021-01-07T12:37:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 186600 2021-01-07T12:37:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 255682 2024-10-15T04:30:54.835162 application/epub+zip 263899 2024-10-15T04:30:47.474197 application/epub+zip 263899 2024-10-15T04:30:46.148194 application/epub+zip 429089 2024-10-15T04:31:00.051176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414055 2024-10-15T04:30:53.764135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383814 2022-09-16T07:36:52.832201 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456706 456612 2024-10-15T04:30:43.806174 2023-09-15T10:10:26.561445 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 456571 2021-01-07T12:37:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 180437 2021-01-07T12:37:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 456565 2021-01-07T12:37:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180403 2021-01-07T12:37:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22134 2024-10-15T04:31:00.209123 application/rdf+xml 9975 2024-10-15T04:30:46.735160 image/jpeg 2868 2024-10-15T04:30:46.437186 image/jpeg 248841 2024-10-15T04:30:45.382218 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