Project Gutenberg 2012-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 156 Morrison, Arthur 1863 1945 Tales of Mean Streets Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Introduction to the American edition -- Introduction -- Lizerunt -- Without visible means -- To Bow bridge -- That brute Simmons -- Behind the shade -- Three rounds -- In business -- The red cow group -- On the stairs -- Squire Napper -- "A poor stick" -- A conversion -- "All that messuage." Produced by Suzanne Shell, Martin Pettit 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.) "Tales of Mean Streets" by Arthur Morrison is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The tales explore life in the East End of London, looking closely at the struggles, the aspirations, and the daily realities of its inhabitants. This vivid portrayal reveals the grim social conditions and the human spirit amidst adversity, focusing on characters whose lives are shaped by their environment." "The opening of the collection sets the stage by highlighting the East End as a neglected and misunderstood part of London, filled with squalor and hardship. It sketches a dreary street where families live in cramped conditions, struggling with poverty and monotony. The introductory piece establishes a sense of routine in the lives of its denizens, depicting various characters moving through their daily rituals with unwavering resignation. Among these, Lizerunt emerges in the first story as a young woman seeking affection and excitement, while the narrative showcases her interactions with local youth, including her romantic pursuits and the harsh realities that bind their lives together. The opening effectively immerses the reader in the stark landscape Morrison has chosen to explore, setting a poignant tone for the tales that follow." (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40569/40569-h/images/cover.jpg en London (England) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction East End (London, England) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 293135 293137 2024-10-17T07:13:13.127602 2023-09-17T15:05:54.824289 text/html text/html 295708 2017-11-20T09:23:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 214224 2017-11-20T09:23:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 231163 2024-10-17T07:13:17.571563 application/epub+zip 231439 2024-10-17T07:13:13.849557 application/epub+zip 180792 2024-10-17T07:13:13.487595 application/epub+zip 326927 2024-10-17T07:13:20.715539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296183 2024-10-17T07:13:17.174596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245580 2022-09-18T14:51:55.798330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265099 264874 2024-10-17T07:13:12.630679 2023-09-17T15:05:54.258379 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 264888 2017-11-20T09:23:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 106201 2017-11-20T09:23:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 264881 2017-11-20T09:23:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106185 2017-11-20T09:23:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22338 2024-10-17T07:13:20.853541 application/rdf+xml 18631 2024-10-17T07:13:13.574562 image/jpeg 2568 2024-10-17T07:13:13.530571 image/jpeg 214008 2024-10-17T07:13:13.157566 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