Project Gutenberg 2005-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 231 Carleton, William 1794 1869 Flanery, M. L. The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Produced by David Widger "The Poor Scholar" by William Carleton is a novel written in the early 19th century. The book explores the poignant journey of Jemmy M'Evoy, a young boy from a poor family in Ireland, as he seeks to rise above his circumstances through education and the priesthood. The narrative hints at themes of poverty, aspirations, familial love, and the struggles of the Irish peasantry. The opening of the novel introduces us to Dominick M'Evoy and his son Jemmy as they toil in bleak weather, engaging in the backbreaking work of digging potatoes on their barren land. Their conversation reveals profound grievances against the local Protestant population, highlighting the tension between the Irish Catholics and the landowners. Moved by the desire to escape poverty and uplift his family, Jemmy passionately decides to set off for Munster to become a scholar, promising to return and support his family. His determination and the emotional farewells—especially from his hopeful parents—serve as a tender and heart-wrenching prelude to his journey toward a better future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/16017/16017-h/images/titlepage.jpg Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Ireland -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 361348 2025-07-07T05:13:41.856042 text/html 370780 2021-01-26T00:40:06 text/html 344961 2025-07-07T05:13:45.631004 application/epub+zip 351459 2025-07-07T05:13:42.417019 application/epub+zip 203407 2025-07-07T05:13:42.105030 application/epub+zip 445414 2025-07-07T05:13:48.189030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428129 2025-07-07T05:13:45.242024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280399 2022-09-08T00:54:52.616367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315274 2025-07-07T05:13:41.514043 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 315334 2020-12-09T20:45:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 311686 2020-12-09T20:45:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21122 2025-07-07T05:13:48.318001 application/rdf+xml 13324 2025-07-07T05:13:42.177026 image/jpeg 2256 2025-07-07T05:13:42.141026 image/jpeg 122828 2020-12-09T20:45:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 335593 2021-01-26T00:40:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 122371 2020-12-09T20:45:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 335251 2025-07-07T05:13:41.890046 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