Project Gutenberg 2012-09-29 Public domain in the USA. 34 Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew) 1860 1937 Barrie, James Matthew Barrie, J.M. Hardy, Thomas 1840 1928 Neither Dorking nor the Abbey Produced by David Edwards, 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) "Neither Dorking nor the Abbey" by J. M. Barrie is a poignant reflection written in the early 20th century, likely around the period of 1909. This literary piece can be categorized as a tribute or memorial essay, commemorating the life and legacy of the influential author George Meredith. The text explores themes of mortality, celebration of life, and the significance of one's resting place, ultimately contemplating where a great man's remains should be honored. In this work, Barrie paints a vivid scene of a funeral procession moving towards Dorking after the death of Meredith. He describes the mourning crowd of children and admirers, revealing their joyous remembrance rather than grief. The narrative shifts to a representation of Meredith himself, who, upon passing, transforms back into a youthful version of himself, joyful and exuberant. He is greeted by a celestial assembly of literary peers on Box Hill, emphasizing the idea that great authors never truly leave us but continue to live through their works and the memories they instill in others. The piece captures both a sense of loss and a celebration of Meredith's enduring influence, encapsulating the spirit of literary immortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40894/40894-h/images/cover.jpg en Meredith, George, 1828-1909 PR Text Browsing: Literature 34420 34429 2024-09-17T08:44:01.955180 2023-09-18T04:00:42.148096 text/html text/html 30747 2012-09-29T10:38:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 106897 2012-09-29T10:38:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 132040 2024-09-17T08:44:03.694157 application/epub+zip 130855 2024-09-17T08:44:02.343191 application/epub+zip 80643 2024-09-17T08:44:02.128188 application/epub+zip 164643 2024-09-17T08:44:04.899222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156572 2024-09-17T08:44:03.490189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106667 2022-09-18T17:16:07.575715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 26631 26426 2024-09-17T08:44:01.833205 2023-09-18T04:00:42.044099 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 26338 2012-09-29T10:38:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9987 2012-09-29T10:38:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18690 2024-09-17T08:44:05.036181 application/rdf+xml 25557 2024-09-17T08:44:02.200210 image/jpeg 3262 2024-09-17T08:44:02.163182 image/jpeg 107980 2024-09-17T08:44:01.964187 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 en.wikipedia