Project Gutenberg 2003-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 84 Gissing, George 1857 1903 Gissing, George Robert Our Friend the Charlatan Produced by Charles Aldarondo. HTML version by Al Haines. "Our Friend the Charlatan" by George Gissing is a novel written during the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around Reverend Philip Lashmar, a middle-aged Anglican vicar grappling with the decline of his parish income and familial expectations, particularly concerning his son Dyce Lashmar. Through the domestic struggles of the Lashmar family and their interactions with others in their community, the book delves into themes of social concern, personal ambition, and the conflicts of modernity versus tradition. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Mr. Lashmar as he awaits breakfast with an air of melancholy due to both personal discontent and broader societal issues reflected in a troubling newspaper article. His character is further fleshed out through his strained relationship with his assertive wife, who is preoccupied with their son's lack of ambition and influence in society. The scene captures the Lashmars' daily struggles and set the stage for Dyce's introduction, hinting at the complexities of his character, which will unfold more deeply as the story progresses. The opening chapters establish an evocative tone of disappointment and social critique, foreshadowing the character dynamics and social aspirations that will drive the narrative forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 837555 832787 2024-10-02T12:00:06.395757 2023-10-02T10:18:55.388322 text/html text/html 830011 2020-12-27T22:41:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 306600 2020-12-27T22:41:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 383664 2024-10-02T12:00:18.857739 application/epub+zip 399862 2024-10-02T12:00:08.765796 application/epub+zip 399861 2024-10-02T12:00:07.313788 application/epub+zip 687029 2024-10-02T12:00:27.951631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 666272 2024-10-02T12:00:17.793698 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 623676 2022-09-02T14:00:24.869543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 775003 774962 2024-10-02T12:00:03.930752 2023-10-02T10:18:53.344284 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 773971 2020-12-27T22:41:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 288394 2020-12-27T22:41:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 783934 2020-12-27T22:41:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 300341 2020-12-27T22:41:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21174 2024-10-02T12:00:28.388626 application/rdf+xml 13103 2024-10-02T12:00:07.914771 image/jpeg 3673 2024-10-02T12:00:07.613742 image/jpeg 375768 2024-10-02T12:00:06.467773 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