Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 99 Allen, Grant 1848 1899 Allen, Charles Grant Blairfindie Philistia Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Etext produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Philistia" by Grant Allen is a novel written in the late 19th century, likely during the Victorian era. The story introduces a diverse cast of characters centered around London Socialism and explores their interactions in social and political discussions, indicating a critical examination of class struggle and societal roles. The primary character, Max Schurz, is portrayed as a passionate Socialist leader who draws in a variety of followers and intellectuals, highlighting the contrasts between different societal perspectives. The opening of the book sets the scene during a Sunday evening gathering at Max Schurz's improvised salon, where various figures from the artistic and intellectual circles of London convene. Among the attendees are brothers Ernest and Herbert Le Breton, who have invited their friend Harry Oswald to observe the reception. The conversation touches upon themes of class consciousness, political idealism, and the nature of reform. As the characters engage with established norms and their own beliefs, personal dynamics emerge, particularly regarding Oswald's contrasts with the working-class attendees and the depth of his initial impressions of Socialism. This portion establishes the novel's exploration of complex social issues while providing insight into its characters' motivations and conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 973694 973695 2024-10-03T07:45:02.776009 2023-10-03T07:20:41.122164 text/html text/html 1015546 2021-02-26T01:12:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 347487 2021-02-26T01:13:27 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 416496 2024-10-03T07:45:13.497979 application/epub+zip 432581 2024-10-03T07:45:05.356021 application/epub+zip 432581 2024-10-03T07:45:03.825013 application/epub+zip 708388 2024-10-03T07:45:20.184909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 657429 2024-10-03T07:45:12.475975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630220 2022-09-03T10:10:12.774040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 847427 847285 2024-10-03T07:45:01.471015 2023-10-03T07:20:40.029160 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 847162 2013-05-24T11:10:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 330240 2013-05-24T11:12:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 847153 2013-05-24T11:10:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 330156 2013-05-24T11:12:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21248 2024-10-03T07:45:20.323913 application/rdf+xml 11301 2024-10-03T07:45:04.380004 image/jpeg 3079 2024-10-03T07:45:04.099993 image/jpeg 403816 2024-10-03T07:45:02.853036 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