Project Gutenberg 2011-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 83 Jefferies, Richard 1848 1887 Jefferies, John Richard World's End: A Story in Three Books Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Nick Hodson "World's End: A Story in Three Books" by Richard Jefferies is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative appears to delve into themes of societal structure and personal ambition through the lens of a developing city and its inhabitants. Central to the plot is the evolution of Stirmingham, a city with a dubious start attributed to a water-rat, and various characters that seem to reflect the struggle between poverty and the quest for wealth and status. The opening of the story introduces the origin of Stirmingham, revealing its transformation from a barren marsh caused by the burrowing activities of the water-rat to a bustling city. Mr. Sibbold, a miserly farmer, and his two sons are introduced alongside the basket-makers who inhabit the swamp, setting up a tension that hints at themes of conflict over land and resources. As Old Sibbold's attempts to reclaim what he believes is rightfully his unfold, the dynamics between the established villagers and the squatters grow complicated, foreshadowing conflict and possibly crime. The groundwork for a rich tapestry of characters and societal critique is established, suggesting a story ripe with drama and moral dilemmas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction England -- Fiction Murder -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 781333 781616 2024-10-15T15:29:10.997666 2023-09-16T07:49:41.448248 text/html text/html 798843 2021-08-06T05:02:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 442339 2021-08-06T05:02:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 611863 2024-10-15T15:29:23.343646 application/epub+zip 613780 2024-10-15T15:29:14.999659 application/epub+zip 413447 2024-10-15T15:29:13.441687 application/epub+zip 885765 2024-10-15T15:29:29.930577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 845483 2024-10-15T15:29:22.235642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571928 2022-09-17T04:57:57.353602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 751319 2024-10-15T15:29:09.879734 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 751038 2021-08-06T05:00:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 285184 2021-08-06T05:01:15 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19187 2024-10-15T15:29:30.373577 application/rdf+xml 17222 2024-10-15T15:29:14.127684 image/jpeg 4036 2024-10-15T15:29:13.728693 image/jpeg 523982 2024-10-15T15:29:11.070703 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