Project Gutenberg 2014-02-02 Public domain in the USA. 162 Surtees, Robert Smith 1805 1864 Surtees, R. S. (Robert Smith) Leech, John 1817 1864 Leech, J. (John) "Ask Mamma"; or, The Richest Commoner In England Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "Ask Mamma; or, The Richest Commoner In England" by Robert Smith Surtees is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around Billy Pringle, who aspires to be seen as a gentleman, despite his humble origins as part of a trading family. As he navigates social situations filled with humor and satire, themes of ambition, social class, and identity emerge. The opening of the novel introduces us to Billy Pringle, fondly referred to as "Fine Billy," who is characterized by his attempts to embody gentility despite his humble background. The narrative provides a glimpse into his interactions with various members of his family, revealing their dynamics and his desire to fit into a more affluent social circle. We also meet Miss Willing, a lady's maid with aspirations of her own, who captures Billy's attention during a coach journey. Their budding acquaintance sets the stage for the humorous and often absurd twists of social class and romance that will unfold throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44822/44822-h/images/cover.jpg en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Fox hunting -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1240736 1240744 2024-09-18T18:36:51.149457 2023-09-19T13:52:51.835640 text/html text/html 1297582 2021-02-21T08:43:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 71103884 2021-02-21T08:43:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 50456923 2024-09-18T18:37:18.057871 application/epub+zip 50453118 2024-09-18T18:36:57.184504 application/epub+zip 571963 2024-09-18T18:36:52.785485 application/epub+zip 50038168 2024-09-18T18:37:32.555838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49924104 2024-09-18T18:37:11.879384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 801197 2022-09-20T13:03:38.672044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1210201 1210124 2024-09-18T18:36:47.781503 2023-09-19T13:52:48.577571 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1177392 2019-07-28T11:24:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 1048322 2016-08-04T05:13:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 429467 2019-07-28T11:27:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 412827 2016-08-04T05:14:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1049022 2015-09-07T14:43:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 413319 2015-09-07T14:43:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23269 2024-09-18T18:37:32.793762 application/rdf+xml 20483 2024-09-18T18:36:52.998679 image/jpeg 3451 2024-09-18T18:36:52.893458 image/jpeg 64477499 2024-09-18T18:36:51.932490 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 en.wikipedia