Project Gutenberg 2005-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 86 Swainson, Frederick Acton's Feud: A Public School Story Produced by Suzanne Shell, Beginners Projects, Marie Stelly, Bruce Thomas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net). "Acton's Feud: A Public School Story" by Frederick Swainson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds within a boys' public school setting and weaves a tale of rivalry, character conflicts, and the process of adolescent growth. The central figure, John Acton, is depicted as a talented but tempestuous student whose actions on the football field set the stage for deeper rivalries and tensions within his house, Biffen's. The opening of the novel introduces the atmosphere of St. Amory's School through the unfolding excitement of an annual football match. Acton's impressive prowess on the field is overshadowed by a moment of unsportsmanlike conduct, triggering conflict with his peers, particularly Bourne, the captain of the football team. As tensions escalate following Acton's foul play against the rival Shannon’s team, the complexities of school life, friendship, and rivalry are set into motion. The consequential choices Acton faces amidst growing animosity hint at the developing themes of honor and redemption that will likely drive the story forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/14772/14772-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Schools -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text School Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: British Literature Category: History - Schools & Universities 399837 2025-07-06T11:05:34.536393 text/html 377656 2024-10-28T21:49:06 text/html 1538198 2025-07-06T11:05:41.453869 application/epub+zip 1539886 2025-07-06T11:05:35.550444 application/epub+zip 208051 2025-07-06T11:05:34.948366 application/epub+zip 1675195 2025-07-06T11:05:46.052811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1635710 2025-07-06T11:05:40.626910 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315194 2022-09-07T18:14:05.410756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354078 2023-09-07T04:50:57.506570 text/plain 334207 2024-10-28T21:49:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16494 2025-07-06T11:05:46.202832 application/rdf+xml 24547 2025-07-06T11:05:35.047396 image/jpeg 3470 2025-07-06T11:05:34.997370 image/jpeg 1577815 2025-07-06T11:05:34.604406 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