Project Gutenberg 2012-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 58 Besant, Walter 1836 1901 Besant, Sir Walter Maurice, Walter Davis, Warren B. 1865 1928 The Orange Girl E-text prepared by sp1nd, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "The Orange Girl" by Sir Walter Besant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story begins with the protagonist, Will Halliday, who finds himself imprisoned for debt, reflecting on his life and the characters around him in the King's Bench Prison. The narrative explores themes of love, loss, and the quest for freedom as Will navigates his circumstances, particularly his passion for music and his interactions with various characters he encounters, including rogues and the enchanting Jenny Wilmot. At the start of the story, we meet Will Halliday, a young man confined to the King's Bench Prison for debt, who finds solace in playing the violin and composing music. The atmosphere is stark and filled with a mix of despair and camaraderie among the prisoners, painted vividly by Will's observations. He longs for freedom and a different life, which leads to significant encounters, including his first sight of the beautiful Jenny, who captivates him and stirs emotions he thought he had lost. This opening sets the stage for Will’s journey as he seeks to break free from his confinement and pursue his passion in a world filled with challenges and beautiful moments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41545/41545-h/images/cover.jpg en London (England) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 824913 824698 2024-09-17T12:05:33.255201 2023-09-18T07:02:00.459353 text/html text/html 832831 2015-02-16T10:45:18 text/html 907925 2015-02-16T11:27:36 text/html application/zip 948650 2024-09-17T12:05:42.541129 application/epub+zip 961871 2024-09-17T12:05:34.447226 application/epub+zip 388829 2024-09-17T12:05:33.816345 application/epub+zip 1191191 2024-09-17T12:05:49.304093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1149427 2024-09-17T12:05:42.008160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 577344 2022-09-19T04:34:58.344072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 793984 793805 2024-09-17T12:05:31.542394 2023-09-18T07:01:58.882302 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 793476 2015-02-16T10:45:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 302293 2015-02-16T10:46:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 793490 2015-02-16T10:45:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 302247 2015-02-16T10:46:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20821 2024-09-17T12:05:49.459145 application/rdf+xml 23796 2024-09-17T12:05:34.005181 image/jpeg 3799 2024-09-17T12:05:33.872204 image/jpeg 908933 2024-09-17T12:05:33.357216 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