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 Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 60 Crabbe, George 1754 1832 The Parish Register Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Mark Sherwood "The Parish Register" by George Crabbe is a poetic work that was first published in the early 19th century. The narrative serves as a detailed exploration of village life in England, focusing particularly on the struggles and experiences of the rural poor. Through a series of reflections and character sketches, Crabbe highlights themes of frugality, industry, and the contrasting fates of the villagers, encompassing births, marriages, and deaths within the parish. At the start of the work, Crabbe sets the stage by introducing the village register, through which he chronicles the annals of the parish's inhabitants—especially the poor. The opening portion presents vignettes of various characters, including a frugal couple, the Miller's daughter, and a cast of villagers characterized by their various joys and misfortunes. Key events, like baptisms and discussions around the lives of different families, reveal the ebb and flow of life in the village, interlacing aspirations with hardships. As he unfolds the tapestry of communal life, Crabbe illustrates both the beauty of rustic living and the underlying struggles that define it, creating a heartfelt portrayal of the human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 326461 153190 2024-10-27T18:00:11.575377 2023-10-03T04:50:34.804782 text/html text/html 138797 2024-10-27T16:45:16 text/html 138572 2024-10-27T18:00:31.881781 application/epub+zip 143968 2024-10-27T18:00:20.749343 application/epub+zip 143969 2024-10-27T18:00:14.811414 application/epub+zip 317010 2024-10-27T18:00:39.942709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234651 2024-10-27T18:00:31.034782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130534 2022-09-03T06:24:05.987828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135230 135326 2024-10-27T18:00:08.885367 2023-10-03T04:50:33.305798 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 115520 2024-10-27T16:45:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19734 2024-10-27T18:00:40.093810 application/rdf+xml 13761 2024-10-27T18:00:19.979347 image/jpeg 3558 2024-10-27T18:00:19.675312 image/jpeg 134027 2024-10-27T18:00:11.592363 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia