Project Gutenberg 2013-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 94 Farjeon, B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) 1833 1903 Farjeon, Benjamin Leopold Toilers of Babylon: A Novel Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by Google Books (Harvard University) "Toilers of Babylon: A Novel" by B. L. Farjeon is a work of fiction likely written in the late 19th century. This novel introduces us to a poignant father-daughter relationship between Mr. Loveday, a somewhat melancholy scholar, and his daughter Nansie, who assist him on their travels in a dilapidated caravan. Their journey unfolds against the backdrop of the beautiful Surrey countryside and explores themes of love, hardship, and a poignant longing for stability and happiness amid life's challenges. At the start of the narrative, we witness the everyday interactions between Mr. Loveday and Nansie. They enjoy a quiet evening together, with Nansie performing domestic tasks while her father reads poetry, hinting at his melancholic disposition. As they share a meal, they discuss Mr. Loveday's health and their uncertain financial situation, laying the groundwork for the narrative's exploration of their struggles. Nansie's yearning for her absent lover, Kingsley, adds emotional depth to the story, while Mr. Loveday's reflections on past grievances foreshadow potential conflicts. The opening sets a thoughtful tone, effectively establishing the characters' complexities and hinting at the intertwining of love and hardship that will likely shape the trajectory of their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 781542 772865 2024-12-18T06:16:22.465681 2023-09-18T14:26:16.645765 text/html text/html 797435 2013-06-17T18:55:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 262154 2013-06-17T19:00:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 343279 2024-12-18T06:16:35.146623 application/epub+zip 358516 2024-12-18T06:16:26.195670 application/epub+zip 352325 2024-12-18T06:16:24.570686 application/epub+zip 641780 2024-12-18T06:16:41.943598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595253 2024-12-18T06:16:33.807667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547387 2022-09-19T15:40:39.959960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 685163 685084 2024-10-18T06:17:01.128937 2023-09-18T14:26:14.312757 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 685015 2013-06-17T18:55:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 252406 2013-06-17T19:00:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 685044 2013-06-17T18:59:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 252388 2013-06-17T19:00:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21382 2024-12-18T06:16:42.095572 application/rdf+xml 14194 2024-12-18T06:16:25.170676 image/jpeg 4240 2024-12-18T06:16:24.868668 image/jpeg 333002 2024-12-18T06:16:22.530674 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