Project Gutenberg 2012-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 60 Farjeon, B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) 1833 1903 Farjeon, Benjamin Leopold Miser Farebrother: A Novel (vol. 1 of 3) Produced by Robert Cicconetti and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Miser Farebrother: A Novel (vol. 1 of 3)" by B. L. Farjeon is a fictional work written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the titular character, Miser Farebrother, who comes into possession of a once-grand estate called Parksides, now in crippling decay. The story explores themes of greed, neglect, and the interwoven lives of various characters, including the impoverished old couple who once cared for the estate and the young boy Tom Barley, who becomes entangled in the miser's life. The opening of the novel sets a richly detailed scene, introducing the rundown Parksides and the last caretakers, Mr. and Mrs. Barley, who are living in destitution. As they slowly starve, their daughter, Jane, seeks them out in desperation but finds their situation dire. The narrative weaves in whispers of ghostly stories surrounding the Barleys' demise, hinting at a broader community that has largely forgotten Parksides. Soon after, Miser Farebrother enters the picture, taking advantage of the estate's ambiguous ownership to live there rent-free. It’s a tale that mixes elements of haunting, family drama, and social critique, all of which foreshadow the interactions and conflicts to come as the characters' lives intersect. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39111/39111-h/images/cover.jpg en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 324334 323582 2024-09-16T12:10:12.269945 2023-09-17T06:56:04.521612 text/html text/html 321543 2012-03-11T20:11:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 159376 2012-03-11T20:11:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 170726 2024-09-16T12:10:17.179922 application/epub+zip 174178 2024-09-16T12:10:12.965940 application/epub+zip 174178 2024-09-16T12:10:12.615053 application/epub+zip 282043 2024-09-16T12:10:20.595889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263108 2024-09-16T12:10:16.841912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262756 2022-09-18T03:34:33.430246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296710 296516 2024-09-16T12:10:11.380942 2023-09-17T06:56:03.832626 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 296653 2012-03-11T20:11:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112578 2012-03-11T20:11:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18219 2024-09-16T12:10:20.745885 application/rdf+xml 21905 2024-09-16T12:10:12.700927 image/jpeg 3239 2024-09-16T12:10:12.655924 image/jpeg 160531 2024-09-16T12:10:12.301952 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