Project Gutenberg 1998-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 153 Galt, John 1779 1839 Goodfellow, Robin Balwhidder, Micah Prior, Samuel, Capt. Duffle, Thomas The Provost Transcribed from the 1913 T. N. Foulis edition David Price "The Provost" by John Galt is a novel written during the early 19th century. The book explores themes of governance, community, and self-interest through the life of its main character, Mr. Pawkie, who aspires to navigate the intricacies of local politics and societal expectations in the burgh of Gudetown. The opening of the novel introduces us to the widow of a former Provost, Mrs. Pawkie, who speaks highly of her deceased husband's manuscript, which contains notes on his public life as chief magistrate. After persuading her to publish the work, the narrative shifts to Mr. Pawkie, who recounts his ambitions and the prudent behaviors that enabled him to rise in status within his community. As he embarks on his journey through political life, we see him balancing the expectations of authority with the realities of human nature and societal norms, setting the stage for a rich exploration of character and ambition in a small town. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Humorous stories Political fiction Scotland -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Politicians -- Fiction Merchants -- Fiction Municipal government -- Fiction Irvine (Scotland) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 340445 2025-08-01T09:14:32.885478 text/html 337326 2007-04-17T15:16:20 text/html 124979 2007-04-17T15:18:16 text/html application/zip 189627 2025-08-01T09:14:38.006532 application/epub+zip 193264 2025-08-01T09:14:34.497503 application/epub+zip 193264 2025-08-01T09:14:33.451534 application/epub+zip 339574 2025-08-01T09:14:41.241482 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305100 2025-08-01T09:14:37.415480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273934 2022-09-01T10:21:15.181806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325837 2025-08-01T09:14:32.564557 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 325613 2007-04-17T15:18:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122970 2007-04-17T15:18:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19670 2025-08-01T09:14:41.504467 application/rdf+xml 10013 2025-08-01T09:14:33.937498 image/jpeg 2750 2025-08-01T09:14:33.692485 image/jpeg 184752 2025-08-01T09:14:32.913519 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