Project Gutenberg 2012-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 93 Hope, Anthony 1863 1933 Hawkins, Anthony Hope Second String Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Second String" by Anthony Hope is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins in a quaint English town, Meriton, and focuses on the character Jack Rock, a butcher who is reintroducing himself into the local social scene while reflecting on his friendship with Andy Hayes, who returns from years abroad. The book seems to explore themes of homecoming, class dynamics, and the intrigue of personal relationships amid the backdrop of rural life. At the start of the narrative, the protagonist Andy Hayes arrives in Meriton after a long absence and reconnects with locals, including Jack Rock, whose sister he is related to by marriage. Andy reminisces about his family and friends, feeling both nostalgia and a sense of disconnection from his past. As he navigates the changes in the town and the social relationships within it, the complexities of class structure and his own ambitions come to the forefront. The initial interactions set up a world where characters grapple with their identities and aspirations, suggesting a mix of drama, romance, and social commentary as the plot unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Politicians -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Politics Browsing: Fiction 775449 2024-10-16T10:57:10.849705 2023-09-17T05:29:01.300636 text/html text/html 785069 2012-05-03T11:31:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1330270 2012-05-03T11:32:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 564980 2024-10-16T10:57:25.131632 application/epub+zip 571371 2024-10-16T10:57:14.753699 application/epub+zip 386008 2024-10-16T10:57:12.103697 application/epub+zip 684497 2024-10-16T10:57:32.217640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630413 2024-10-16T10:57:22.722632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552452 2022-09-17T16:38:27.499799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 713486 713276 2024-10-16T10:57:08.575701 2023-09-17T05:28:59.440623 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 713339 2012-02-09T08:42:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 276758 2012-02-09T08:42:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 713334 2012-02-09T08:42:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 276667 2012-02-09T08:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22277 2024-10-16T10:57:32.371595 application/rdf+xml 10706 2024-10-16T10:57:12.673693 image/jpeg 2902 2024-10-16T10:57:12.388698 image/jpeg 1394227 2024-10-16T10:57:10.929919 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