Project Gutenberg 2011-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 66 Payn, James 1830 1898 Lost Sir Massingberd: A Romance of Real Life. v. 1/2 Produced by Andrea Ball, Christine Bell & Marc D'Hooghe (From images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) "Lost Sir Massingberd: A Romance of Real Life" by James Payn is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the character Sir Massingberd Heath, a feared and disdainful baronet, and his nephew, Marmaduke Heath, who often feels oppressed by his uncle's presence and legacy. Through the perspective of Peter Meredith, who is also a pupil of the village rector, the narrative begins to explore the dynamics of this troubled family, the tension of aristocracy, and the looming sense of darkness surrounding Fairburn Hall. The opening of the book introduces the oppressive atmosphere of Fairburn, where the character Peter Meredith reflects on his childhood experiences and his initial impressions of Sir Massingberd, who is described as a tyrant that the villagers fear. The narrative delves into the history of Sir Massingberd's family, hinting at a cursed lineage marked by sin and despair. It further establishes the contrasting innocence of Marmaduke and the dark legacy he inherits, setting up a complex relationship between the characters, especially as Marmaduke grapples with his uncle's cruelty. As tensions rise, the sense that the hall itself is steeped in malevolence hints at deeper secrets yet to be uncovered. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 293524 293593 2024-09-15T14:52:32.937402 2023-09-16T08:11:53.859026 text/html text/html 272412 2024-04-03T08:22:45 text/html 177519 2024-09-15T14:52:38.183391 application/epub+zip 180382 2024-09-15T14:52:34.417409 application/epub+zip 180381 2024-09-15T14:52:33.530409 application/epub+zip 358314 2024-09-15T14:52:41.154403 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346123 2024-09-15T14:52:37.559570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330187 2022-09-17T05:30:06.373378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280790 280859 2024-09-15T14:52:32.463412 2023-09-16T08:11:53.464019 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 260849 2024-04-03T09:20:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16291 2024-09-15T14:52:41.281358 application/rdf+xml 16782 2024-09-15T14:52:33.873406 image/jpeg 3761 2024-09-15T14:52:33.701387 image/jpeg 176870 2024-09-15T14:52:32.964424 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