Project Gutenberg 2012-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 90 Sheppard, Elizabeth Sara 1830 1862 Berger, E. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 (of 2) Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Charles Auchester, Volume 1" by Elizabeth Sara Sheppard is a novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around the life of Charles Auchester, a young protagonist deeply passionate about music, with the narrative revealing his early experiences and aspirations within a musical environment. The book serves as a tribute to the composer Mendelssohn, with the character of Seraphael inspired by him, and delves into themes of artistic passion, personal growth, and the societal influences on the pursuit of art. The opening portion of the novel establishes Charles Auchester's background, emphasizing his family dynamics and early musical inclinations. It introduces his relationships with his mother, siblings, and their domestic life, highlighting the influence of music on his childhood. As Charles navigates his aspirations and experiences, he grapples with feelings of inadequacy while simultaneously yearning for artistic expression. With references to his family's discussion about attending a significant music festival, the beginning sets the stage for Charles's journey into the broader world of music, revealing both the excitement and challenges he will face as he seeks to fulfill his dreams. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/38949/38949-h/images/cover.jpg en Musical fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Music Browsing: Fiction 568751 568760 2024-09-16T11:19:33.311346 2023-09-17T06:12:31.980618 text/html text/html 575826 2021-01-08T14:38:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 600240 2021-01-08T14:38:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 514750 2024-09-16T11:19:40.676312 application/epub+zip 522150 2024-09-16T11:19:34.376354 application/epub+zip 292713 2024-09-16T11:19:33.842374 application/epub+zip 692253 2024-09-16T11:19:46.075280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 639292 2024-09-16T11:19:40.077306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410354 2022-09-17T17:39:38.428572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527320 527126 2024-09-16T11:19:32.256366 2023-09-17T06:12:30.977633 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 527095 2021-01-08T14:38:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 205407 2021-01-08T14:38:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 527091 2021-01-08T14:38:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205324 2021-01-08T14:38:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20088 2024-09-16T11:19:46.228257 application/rdf+xml 15426 2024-09-16T11:19:33.939341 image/jpeg 2486 2024-09-16T11:19:33.892323 image/jpeg 599833 2024-09-16T11:19:33.372339 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