Project Gutenberg 2024-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 78 Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret) 1828 1897 Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant Wilson Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant Olyphant, Mrs. Oliphant, M. O. W. (Margaret Oliphant Wilson) Oliphant, Mrs. Margaret Oliphant, Mrs. Wilson, Margaret Harry Muir : $b A story of Scottish life, vol. 1 (of 3) $aLondon :$bHurst and Blackett, $c1853. Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Susan Skinner, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Harry Muir: A Story of Scottish Life, Vol. 1 (of 3)" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative explores the complexities of Scottish life through its characters, particularly focusing on Harry Muir, a clerk with considerable talent and charm but hampered by the burdens of his humble circumstances and family obligations. The story draws readers into the socio-economic dynamics of the time, highlighting themes of ambition, class, and familial responsibility. The opening of the story introduces us to several young men visiting Glasgow Cathedral, where they discuss Harry Muir, an intelligent clerk known for his singing but perceived to be of lowly status due to his upbringing and financial struggles. Muir's struggles are further illustrated when he is summoned for dinner by his wealthier colleagues, emphasizing the class distinctions at play. The narrative then shifts to a dramatic moment when Muir heroically saves a child from an accident, suffering a severe injury in the process. This event sets the stage for exploring the relationships between Muir, his wife, and his supportive sisters as they navigate the implications of his injury and their challenging lives in society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/harrymuirstoryof01olipiala https://archive.org/details/harrymuirstoryof02olipiala https://archive.org/details/harrymuirstoryof03olip 20210205071659oliphant 1853 GB en Scotland -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 310254 2024-09-30T04:29:39.279638 text/html 286033 2024-01-14T14:54:23 text/html 506505 2024-09-30T04:29:45.068621 application/epub+zip 503294 2024-09-30T04:29:40.544628 application/epub+zip 248308 2024-09-30T04:29:39.871596 application/epub+zip 528214 2024-09-30T04:29:48.525534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500238 2024-09-30T04:29:44.541591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273104 2024-09-30T04:29:38.701587 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 253252 2024-01-14T14:54:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15148 2024-09-30T04:29:48.775523 application/rdf+xml 10688 2024-09-30T04:29:40.123606 image/jpeg 2235 2024-09-30T04:29:39.967591 image/jpeg 680291 2024-09-30T04:29:39.314636 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