Project Gutenberg 2003-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 92 Kingsley, Henry 1830 1876 The Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn Produced by Col Choat. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn" by Henry Kingsley is a historical novel written during the mid-19th century, capturing the intricate social fabric of rural England and the complexities of familial relationships. The narrative is led by Geoffrey Hamlyn, who reflects on the lives of prominent families, particularly focusing on the Thornton and Buckley families, interweaving personal anecdotes with broader historical events such as the Napoleonic Wars. At the start of the story, set in the summer of 1857, Geoffrey Hamlyn finds himself reminiscing with Major Buckley and Captain Brentwood on a hot day. Their conversation hints at Geoffrey's desire to document the intertwined lives of the local families, igniting a plan to write a narrative that intertwines personal history with the vicissitudes of life and love. As they discuss notable past events, we are introduced to characters like John Thornton, a clergyman with a poignant love story, which sets the stage for a tale filled with deep emotional undercurrents and historical significance. The opening portion lays the groundwork for a rich exploration of themes such as love, loss, and the passage of time, all against the backdrop of societal change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australia -- Fiction England -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1254763 1245571 2024-10-02T09:59:46.547191 2023-10-02T08:51:37.815484 text/html text/html 1239964 2021-01-09T00:36:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 466280 2021-01-09T00:36:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 556880 2024-10-02T10:00:02.302650 application/epub+zip 575842 2024-10-02T09:59:50.291182 application/epub+zip 561404 2024-10-02T09:59:48.736172 application/epub+zip 958768 2024-10-02T10:00:11.805573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 933212 2024-10-02T10:00:01.153659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 901272 2022-09-02T11:47:47.716368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1173302 1173269 2024-10-02T09:59:42.483211 2023-10-02T08:51:34.360449 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1173248 2021-01-09T00:36:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 458163 2021-01-09T00:36:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1173239 2021-01-09T00:36:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 458147 2021-01-09T00:36:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21583 2024-10-02T10:00:11.992565 application/rdf+xml 15033 2024-10-02T09:59:49.326202 image/jpeg 3525 2024-10-02T09:59:49.032170 image/jpeg 540842 2024-10-02T09:59:46.653194 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