Project Gutenberg 2013-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 113 Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge) 1825 1900 Blackmore, Richard Doddridge Hammond, Christine M. Demain, active 1886-1910 Hammond, C. M. Demain (Christine M. Demain) Hammond, Chris Dariel: A Romance of Surrey Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by sp1nd, 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) "Dariel: A Romance of Surrey" by R. D. Blackmore is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around George Cranleigh, a young man burdened with managing his family's dwindling estate, who longs for a turn of fortune amidst the backdrop of Surrey's rural elegance. The novel hints at themes of love, class disparity, and the evolving societal structure of the time, while drawing readers into the life of its relatable protagonist. At the start of the novel, George Cranleigh is returning from a fruitless trip to Guildford, where his efforts in selling grain have met with disdain from local merchants. Through introspective narration, he reflects on his family's reduced circumstances and the weight of responsibility on his shoulders. His encounter with Old Joe, his horse, and a serendipitous detour leads him to witness a beautiful maiden in prayer near a ruined chapel, which becomes a pivotal moment that alters the course of his life. This opening sets the stage for George's emotional journey and intrigues readers with possibilities of romance and self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42529/42529-h/images/cover.jpg en Surrey (England) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1121960 1122006 2024-10-18T03:40:08.441642 2023-09-18T12:09:02.241194 text/html text/html 1136858 2013-04-14T05:48:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1941338 2013-04-14T05:48:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1988098 2024-10-18T03:40:20.792615 application/epub+zip 1999829 2024-10-18T03:40:10.064632 application/epub+zip 530167 2024-10-18T03:40:09.261671 application/epub+zip 2309955 2024-10-18T03:40:29.838541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2214818 2024-10-18T03:40:19.869563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 747280 2022-09-19T12:17:29.681147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1058866 1058669 2024-10-18T03:40:06.321653 2023-09-18T12:09:00.576172 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1058411 2013-04-14T05:48:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 417907 2013-04-14T05:48:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1058409 2013-04-14T05:48:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 417809 2013-04-14T05:48:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21977 2024-10-18T03:40:29.985532 application/rdf+xml 23995 2024-10-18T03:40:09.373636 image/jpeg 2412 2024-10-18T03:40:09.318633 image/jpeg 1939093 2024-10-18T03:40:08.588670 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