Project Gutenberg 2004-11-03 Public domain in the USA. 131 Meredith, George 1828 1909 Evan Harrington — Complete David Widger "Evan Harrington — Complete" by George Meredith is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around the titular character, Evan Harrington, son of a well-respected yet flawed tailor, Mr. Melchisedec Harrington, who has recently passed away. The narrative explores themes of social class, identity, and the complexities of familial relationships as Evan grapples with the legacy left by his father and the expectations placed upon him by his family and society. The opening of the novel introduces the aftermath of Mr. Harrington's death, with townsfolk reflecting on his life and peculiarities as a tailor who aspired to a higher status. The arrival of Evan's mother, Mrs. Harrington, sets the stage for the challenges that Evan will face in trying to honor his father's memory while navigating the difficult realities of his social standing and the debts left behind. As various characters discuss the implications of Mr. Harrington's life and death, the groundwork is laid for Evan's journey toward defining himself amidst familial pressures and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English fiction -- 19th century Tailors -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1088604 1088887 2024-10-02T12:34:48.394555 2023-10-02T10:43:14.070061 text/html text/html 1148140 2021-12-20T14:08:07 text/html 556593 2024-10-02T12:35:04.737936 application/epub+zip 557749 2024-10-02T12:34:52.823540 application/epub+zip 541754 2024-10-02T12:34:50.872515 application/epub+zip 886641 2024-10-02T12:35:13.853892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 848190 2024-10-02T12:35:03.459971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 799111 2022-09-02T14:37:40.561847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1037042 1037047 2024-10-02T12:34:46.626564 2023-10-02T10:43:12.608049 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1036784 2021-12-20T14:13:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19443 2024-10-02T12:35:14.366877 application/rdf+xml 14770 2024-10-02T12:34:51.752504 image/jpeg 4035 2024-10-02T12:34:51.269510 image/jpeg 406076 2021-12-20T14:13:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 417808 2021-12-20T14:13:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 486089 2024-10-02T12:34:48.492536 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