Project Gutenberg 2015-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 67 Vachell, Horace Annesley 1861 1955 Fishpingle: A Romance of the Countryside Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Mardi Desjardins & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team (http://www.pgdpcanada.net) "Fishpingle: A Romance of the Countryside" by Horace Annesley Vachell is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work captures the essence of rural English life, centered around the character Benoni Fishpingle, who serves as the butler and steward at Pomfret Court. The narrative delves into themes of estate management, class structures, and the intricacies of romance and relationships in the countryside, particularly focusing on the connections between the landowning gentry and their loyal servants. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the unique atmosphere of the Pomfret estate through the room of Fishpingle, whose meticulous nature is highlighted through his interactions with the underfootmen Alfred and Prudence. Their playful banter reveals much about their personalities and the social dynamics of their setting. As Fishpingle, a man of extensive knowledge about the estate, engages in light-hearted yet insightful conversations with the Squire, Sir Geoffrey Pomfret, the groundwork for larger themes surrounding duty, love, and the challenges facing traditional landowners is established. The narrative hints at the evolving societal landscape, blending humor with a thoughtful critique of class and agricultural issues within England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Country life -- England -- Fiction Household employees -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 586145 586189 2024-10-21T04:50:15.908633 2023-09-21T14:35:20.836730 text/html text/html 586381 2015-10-19T11:02:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 444409 2015-10-19T11:02:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 440278 2024-10-21T04:50:25.719589 application/epub+zip 451325 2024-10-21T04:50:18.428602 application/epub+zip 256981 2024-10-21T04:50:17.036630 application/epub+zip 608060 2024-10-21T04:50:31.044557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582769 2024-10-21T04:50:24.789603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388848 2022-09-22T17:18:50.508069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498244 498146 2024-10-21T04:50:13.810697 2023-09-21T14:35:18.907729 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 498440 2015-10-19T11:02:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 190844 2015-10-19T11:02:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19904 2024-10-21T04:50:31.180532 application/rdf+xml 15087 2024-10-21T04:50:17.354617 image/jpeg 2360 2024-10-21T04:50:17.290624 image/jpeg 458601 2024-10-21T04:50:15.959667 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