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 Project Gutenberg 2004-10-16 Public domain in the USA. 124 Churchill, Winston 1871 1947 Mr. Crewe's Career — Volume 1 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Crewe%27s_Career Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Pat Castevans and David Widger "Mr. Crewe's Career — Volume 1" by Winston Churchill is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Hilary Vane, an esteemed lawyer and trustee, whose life is complicated by the troubled relationship with his wild son, Austen. The narrative explores themes of familial conflict, societal expectations, and personal integrity against the backdrop of a changing America, marked by the influence of railroads and politics. The opening of the narrative introduces Hilary Vane, who takes pride in his respectable status as a lawyer and a member of the community, while simultaneously grappling with the shame and frustration connected to his son Austen, whose reckless behavior has earned him notoriety. The tension between father and son is palpable, stemming from the contrasting values they embody—Hilary's conservative and cautious approach to life versus Austen's adventurous and defiant spirit. The early chapters also hint at Austen's return home after a tumultuous past, setting the stage for a reunion fraught with unresolved emotions and the possible clash of ideals that will unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Didactic fiction Social problems -- Fiction Political fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Politics Browsing: Fiction 352460 352384 2025-01-08T21:24:56.566016 2023-10-02T08:29:48.303545 text/html text/html 352453 352377 2025-01-08T21:24:56.824992 2023-10-02T08:29:48.478562 text/html text/html 206024 2025-01-08T21:25:04.523951 application/epub+zip 210789 2025-01-08T21:24:59.913975 application/epub+zip 197375 2025-01-08T21:24:58.681002 application/epub+zip 354690 2025-01-08T21:25:08.013968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332856 2025-01-08T21:25:03.774970 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307044 2022-09-02T11:14:25.515436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317013 316988 2025-01-08T21:24:56.039036 2023-10-02T08:29:48.028609 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 316788 2021-01-08T22:41:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 120152 2021-01-08T22:41:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20107 2025-01-08T21:25:08.155938 application/rdf+xml 11084 2025-01-08T21:24:59.207980 image/jpeg 2798 2025-01-08T21:24:58.940976 image/jpeg 203969 2025-01-08T21:24:56.853987 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia