Project Gutenberg 2015-08-16 Public domain in the USA. 76 James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) 1860 James, George Payne Rainsford The Desultory Man Collection of Ancient and Modern British Novels and Romances. Vol. CXLVII. Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Charles Bowen from Page scans provided by Google Books (The British Library) "The Desultory Man" by G. P. R. James is a novel written in the early 19th century. The book serves as a memoir-like narrative, offering reflections on the life and innermost thoughts of the main character, James Young. Focused on his experiences, emotions, and relationships, particularly with family and childhood companions, the story reveals themes of nostalgia, love, and the passage of time, all set against a backdrop of personal loss and youthful aspirations. The opening of the novel introduces James Young, who begins to document a year filled with painful introspection. He reflects on his early life, which was marked by the death of his father and the subsequent trials faced by his family. The narrative details his childhood memories, including his complex relationship with his stepfather and the deep affection he holds for Emily Somers, his childhood companion. James’s vivid recollections encapsulate the development of his character as he navigates the complexities of love, familial ties, and the influences of education, vividly emphasizing the desultory nature of his life experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1043636 1034252 2024-10-20T15:47:42.596796 2023-09-21T12:07:57.247286 text/html text/html 1037078 2015-08-16T16:13:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 386405 2015-08-16T16:13:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 469822 2024-10-20T15:47:55.902748 application/epub+zip 488800 2024-10-20T15:47:45.351757 application/epub+zip 488801 2024-10-20T15:47:43.774772 application/epub+zip 779902 2024-10-20T15:48:03.726672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 757629 2024-10-20T15:47:54.668732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 754853 2022-09-22T13:45:35.017529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 980776 980696 2024-10-20T15:47:40.232798 2023-09-21T12:07:55.484272 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 981214 2015-08-16T16:13:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 378988 2015-08-16T16:13:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19200 2024-10-20T15:48:03.863667 application/rdf+xml 12690 2024-10-20T15:47:44.351748 image/jpeg 3528 2024-10-20T15:47:44.063763 image/jpeg 453874 2024-10-20T15:47:42.689759 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