| Author |
Lever, Charles James, 1806-1872 |
| Title |
Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Credits |
Produced by David Widger
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| Summary |
"Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service" by Charles James Lever is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Paul Gosslett, an ambitious yet disillusioned young man navigating the intrigues of love, politics, and civil service duties in England and Italy. As he embarks on a mission to ransom a young countryman from brigands in Calabria, his journey reveals both his vulnerabilities and aspirations in an era marked by societal expectations and uncertainties. At the start of the narrative, Paul Gosslett finds himself melancholic as he walks through Green Park, soon approached by a friend who offers him a sudden opportunity to rescue a kidnapped individual from Italian brigands. The discussion lays the groundwork for his subsequent adventures, where he grapples with the implications of his newly assigned mission while navigating the political backdrop of brigandage in Southern Italy. As he accepts the task, the tale unfolds into a mix of intrigue and self-reflection, exploring Gosslett's ambitions, struggles, and potential entanglements along the way. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
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| Subject |
Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
35145 |
| Release Date |
Feb 2, 2011 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Feb 24, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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