Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 247 Kingsley, Charles 1819 1875 Kingley, Charles Kingsley, C. (Charles) Two Years Ago, Volume I Produced by Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Two Years Ago, Volume I" by Charles Kingsley is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative begins with the recollection of a time two years prior to the current events, focusing on two friends, Claude Mellot and his companion Stangrave, as they reflect on their experiences during a turbulent period marked by personal crises and societal challenges. Central themes appear to involve social change, individual struggles, and the dynamics of friendship against a backdrop of national and moral issues. The opening of the novel sets the stage as the two friends discuss their experiences and the lessons learned from a recent pestilence that had left a significant impact on their lives. As they travel to Whitbury, they engage in conversations about politics, morality, and the state of society, referencing historical and contemporary events such as Frémont's election and the institution of slavery. Characters like Claude, the sensitive artist, and Stangrave, an American of apparent aristocratic background, introduce a contrast between idealism and pragmatic politics. The narrative intertwines philosophical discussions with vivid descriptions of the English countryside as they prepare to confront their past and uncover the intricacies of their personal histories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Cholera -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 717435 2025-08-05T05:41:35.568213 text/html 717404 717295 2024-11-05T07:08:20.218387 2023-10-05T07:33:30.753866 text/html text/html 361626 2025-08-05T05:41:45.811537 application/epub+zip 371980 2025-08-05T05:41:38.777575 application/epub+zip 349939 2025-08-05T05:41:37.527618 application/epub+zip 632515 2025-08-05T05:41:51.338581 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594471 2025-08-05T05:41:44.882517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 548490 2022-09-05T10:41:50.499957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 660118 2025-08-05T05:41:34.910167 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 640325 2024-10-28T18:16:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16762 2025-08-05T05:41:51.484534 application/rdf+xml 14596 2025-08-05T05:41:38.026146 image/jpeg 3812 2025-08-05T05:41:37.778559 image/jpeg 358418 2025-08-05T05:41:35.633076 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia