Project Gutenberg 2003-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 101 Gissing, George 1857 1903 Gissing, George Robert The Crown of Life Produced by Charles Aldarondo. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Crown of Life" by George Gissing is a novel written during the late 19th century. The narrative follows a young man named Piers Otway, a somewhat introspective and romantic figure, as he navigates the complexities of family relationships, societal expectations, and his own aspirations in Victorian England. As he grapples with his identity and future, themes of love, ambition, and personal struggle come to the fore, particularly in his interactions with his half-brother Daniel and the enchanting Irene Derwent. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Piers Otway, who arrives in London for a meeting with a member of Parliament. His thoughts drift into daydreams as he admires images of beautiful women in a print shop. Piers soon encounters his older half-brother, Daniel, and their conversation reveals familial tensions and the backstory of their mother’s legacy, deepening Piers’s sense of uncertainty regarding his life direction. His visit to Mr. Jacks, the MP, and his subsequent reflections lead him to confront the expectations placed upon him, particularly how his upbringing and familial ties shape his view of personal success and relationship dynamics. The complex interplay of hope, ambition, and emotional turmoil is set into motion as Piers begins to question his future amid the allure of women's influence and the weight of his family's legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction London (England) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 760246 754785 2024-10-02T13:08:37.974611 2023-10-02T11:07:43.028987 text/html text/html 752690 2020-12-28T02:45:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 282532 2020-12-28T02:45:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 354673 2024-10-02T13:08:48.516551 application/epub+zip 370735 2024-10-02T13:08:40.221633 application/epub+zip 370735 2024-10-02T13:08:38.856628 application/epub+zip 631227 2024-10-02T13:08:54.746541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 610515 2024-10-02T13:08:47.650603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 586354 2022-09-02T15:12:30.757388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 707734 707693 2024-10-02T13:08:35.799685 2023-10-02T11:07:41.208943 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 707676 2020-12-28T02:45:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 276942 2020-12-28T02:45:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19978 2024-10-02T13:08:54.910530 application/rdf+xml 13056 2024-10-02T13:08:39.445601 image/jpeg 3520 2024-10-02T13:08:39.143626 image/jpeg 345327 2024-10-02T13:08:38.039646 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