Project Gutenberg 2014-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 66 Farjeon, B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) 1833 1903 Farjeon, Benjamin Leopold London's Heart: A Novel Produced by Transcribed by Charles Bowen from page images provided by Google Books (http://books.google.com/books?id=7AktAAAAYAAJ&dq and Princeton University) "London's Heart" by B. L. Farjeon is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in the melancholic and mysterious streets of Soho, London, presenting a vivid tapestry of life among its diverse residents. It revolves around several characters, primarily focusing on the elderly craftsman known as Mr. Wheels, his ailing daughter Lily, and Mr. Podmore, a weary pointsman, among others, as they navigate their struggles and intertwined lives in this vibrant yet daunting urban landscape. The opening of the novel establishes the setting in Soho, where a sense of sadness and anonymity pervades the lives of its inhabitants. Mr. Wheels, an old man dedicated to caring for his sick daughter, is introduced as he meticulously crafts wheels for her workbox. We also meet Mr. Podmore, who, exhausted after a long day of labor, returns home to his daughter Pollypod, revealing the hardships faced by working-class families. The narrative conveys a realistic portrayal of the struggles, relationships, and small moments of kindness in this bustling and often harsh city environment, setting the stage for the unfolding tales of its complex characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en London (England) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 1045754 1045763 2024-09-19T08:06:32.800496 2023-09-20T04:32:43.501943 text/html text/html 1103659 2014-05-28T11:03:46 text/html 443881 2024-09-19T08:06:45.409419 application/epub+zip 460328 2024-09-19T08:06:34.817508 application/epub+zip 460328 2024-09-19T08:06:33.707497 application/epub+zip 792443 2024-09-19T08:06:53.953377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 737972 2024-09-19T08:06:44.480415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 723171 2022-09-20T20:23:07.438233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1013672 1013504 2024-09-19T08:06:30.236542 2023-09-20T04:32:41.143934 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 992845 2021-12-28T23:21:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18260 2024-09-19T08:06:54.094361 application/rdf+xml 14121 2024-09-19T08:06:34.090502 image/jpeg 4117 2024-09-19T08:06:33.902491 image/jpeg 375386 2021-12-28T23:21:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 390922 2014-05-28T11:03:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 435499 2024-09-19T08:06:32.892471 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