Project Gutenberg 2014-07-29 Public domain in the USA. 85 Sims, George R. 1847 1922 Sims, G. R. (George Robert) Sims, George Robert Rogues and Vagabonds David Widger "Rogues and Vagabonds" by George R. Sims is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of various societal classes and explores themes of downfall, crime, and desperation, following a range of characters such as the doomed passengers of the sinking ship "Bon Espoir" and the titular characters inhabiting the seedy underbelly of London. The narrative promises a blend of drama and character study as it traces a series of interconnected lives. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the harrowing scene of the "Bon Espoir" shipwreck, where passengers face the imminent threat of drowning in a calm sea, contrasting the terror of their situation with the almost idyllic conditions surrounding them. Among the passengers is Gurth Egerton, who, in a moment of desperation, confesses to the clergyman on board that he has committed murder. This confession sets the stage for unfolding drama as the ship sinks into the ocean, leaving their fates uncertain. The narrative then transitions to life on land, hinting at the vastly different lives of those who navigate the streets of London, foreshadowing the complex interplay of their destinies throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46443/46443-h/images/cover.jpg en London (England) -- Fiction Criminals -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 906761 907205 2024-09-19T11:35:58.848250 2023-09-20T07:45:39.783223 text/html text/html 953307 2021-01-23T09:39:54 text/html 714426 2024-09-19T11:36:11.591157 application/epub+zip 716284 2024-09-19T11:36:00.178236 application/epub+zip 552181 2024-09-19T11:35:59.463214 application/epub+zip 922645 2024-09-19T11:36:20.009610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 866284 2024-09-19T11:36:10.943189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 708482 2022-09-21T06:33:42.703324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 844018 844023 2024-09-19T11:35:57.366221 2023-09-20T07:45:38.268206 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 844212 2021-01-23T09:42:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18518 2024-09-19T11:36:20.164595 application/rdf+xml 26785 2024-09-19T11:35:59.655195 image/jpeg 4133 2024-09-19T11:35:59.556208 image/jpeg 317791 2021-01-23T09:43:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 1342049 2021-10-29T08:32:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 1345920 2024-09-19T11:35:58.936250 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