Project Gutenberg 2012-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 74 Weyman, Stanley John 1855 1928 Weyman, Stanley J. (Stanley John) Ovington's Bank Charles Bowen "Ovington's Bank" by Stanley John Weyman is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in a bustling county town during market day, where money, ambition, and class distinctions play pivotal roles in the interactions among various characters. The narrative primarily follows Mr. Ovington, a country banker, and his associates as they engage in financial dealings and attempt to persuade local gentry, including the traditionalist Squire Griffin, to support a new railway venture. The opening portion of the novel introduces us to a lively market day in Aldersbury, filled with a diverse population engaged in trade and social pleasantries. We meet Mr. Ovington, who is depicted as ambitious and capable, navigating through the town with his young assistant Arthur Bourdillon. As the plot unfolds, it becomes clear that Ovington is keen to capitalize on the era's economic changes by advocating for the establishment of a railroad, which he believes will be profitable. However, his vision is challenged by Squire Griffin, a steadfast landowner who represents the old order and refuses to entertain the invasive prospect of modernity that the railroad symbolizes. This conflict between tradition and progress sets the stage for the unfolding drama in the rest of the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Love stories Banks and banking -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 956888 957164 2024-09-16T11:32:59.438083 2023-09-17T06:24:06.486479 text/html text/html 1013217 2021-06-09T04:09:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 664184 2021-06-09T04:15:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 645666 2024-09-16T11:33:09.667104 application/epub+zip 647723 2024-09-16T11:33:00.422092 application/epub+zip 473166 2024-09-16T11:32:59.933091 application/epub+zip 857404 2024-09-16T11:33:17.012499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 815782 2024-09-16T11:33:09.260065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 642795 2022-09-17T17:56:12.808652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 918269 2024-09-16T11:32:58.309118 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 918051 2021-06-09T04:14:53 text/plain; charset=utf-8 347766 2021-06-09T04:15:17 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18220 2024-09-16T11:33:17.177488 application/rdf+xml 21363 2024-09-16T11:33:00.064070 image/jpeg 3564 2024-09-16T11:32:59.997081 image/jpeg 660478 2024-09-16T11:32:59.528111 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