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Title: The Yeoman Adventurer
Note: Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Nathan Harris, Eric Eldred, Charles Franks,
and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading
Team
Summary: "The Yeoman Adventurer" by George W. Gough is a historical novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds through the experiences of Oliver Wheatman, a yeoman, as he navigates life in a tumultuous period marked by the Jacobite uprisings, personal ambition, and romantic entanglements. The novel delves into themes of bravery, identity, and the quest for adventure against a backdrop of deep social and political upheaval. The opening of the book introduces Oliver Wheatman as he reflects on his life in a rural setting, immediately exposing his longing for adventure and the complexities of his relationships, especially with a character named Kate and her brother Jack Dobson, a soldier. As he witnesses soldiers marching and grapples with feelings of inadequacy, his fate intertwines with that of a captivating woman, Mistress Margaret Waynflete, who is entangled in the Jacobite cause. The chapter sets up a series of events where violence and danger emerge, ultimately leading Oliver to rescue Mistress Waynflete, and shapes the thrilling and romantic quest that defines the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Gough, George W.
EBook No.: 7326
Published: Jan 1, 2005
Downloads: 157
Language: English
Subject: Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 -- Fiction
Subject: Adventure stories
Subject: Farmers -- Fiction
Subject: Staffordshire (England) -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Yeoman Adventurer
Note: Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Nathan Harris, Eric Eldred, Charles Franks,
and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading
Team
Summary: "The Yeoman Adventurer" by George W. Gough is a historical novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds through the experiences of Oliver Wheatman, a yeoman, as he navigates life in a tumultuous period marked by the Jacobite uprisings, personal ambition, and romantic entanglements. The novel delves into themes of bravery, identity, and the quest for adventure against a backdrop of deep social and political upheaval. The opening of the book introduces Oliver Wheatman as he reflects on his life in a rural setting, immediately exposing his longing for adventure and the complexities of his relationships, especially with a character named Kate and her brother Jack Dobson, a soldier. As he witnesses soldiers marching and grapples with feelings of inadequacy, his fate intertwines with that of a captivating woman, Mistress Margaret Waynflete, who is entangled in the Jacobite cause. The chapter sets up a series of events where violence and danger emerge, ultimately leading Oliver to rescue Mistress Waynflete, and shapes the thrilling and romantic quest that defines the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Gough, George W.
EBook No.: 7326
Published: Jan 1, 2005
Downloads: 157
Language: English
Subject: Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 -- Fiction
Subject: Adventure stories
Subject: Farmers -- Fiction
Subject: Staffordshire (England) -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.