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 Project Gutenberg 2005-10-04 Public domain in the USA. 226 Wood, Henry, Mrs. 1814 1887 Wood, Ellen Price Ludlow, Johnny Price, Ellen Wood, Mrs. Henry Wood, Mrs. Henry (Ellen) Elster's Folly: A Novel Produced by Michael Ciesielski, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Elster's Folly: A Novel" by Mrs. Henry Wood is a fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative takes place in a picturesque village in the English Midlands, focusing on the Elster family and their connections, as well as the societal dynamics of the village. The story interweaves themes of class, personal dilemmas, and the intrigue surrounding the family legacy, particularly as it involves Percival Elster, known as Val, and the tragedy of his late brother George. The opening of the novel introduces the charming village of Calne and sets a serene morning scene with the arrival of a goods train. It describes the station-master and a surly porter discussing the late arrival of the train, which hints at the complexities of village life. A distinguished young man, Percival Elster, emerges from the train and reveals his connection to the prominent Elster family of Hartledon, raising curiosity about his past, his family's legacy, and the events that led to the dramatic shifts in their lives, including his brother's death. The atmosphere is steeped in a sense of history and foreshadowing, indicating that the characters' lives are intertwined with the looming presence of both personal and social strife. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 895536 2025-08-07T08:47:38.107702 text/html 904613 2020-12-12T14:58:07 text/html 411209 2025-08-07T08:47:50.217701 application/epub+zip 424245 2025-08-07T08:47:41.268688 application/epub+zip 420385 2025-08-07T08:47:39.896733 application/epub+zip 747354 2025-08-07T08:47:57.294641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 706479 2025-08-07T08:47:49.264667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 647399 2022-09-08T07:37:32.639680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 860073 2025-08-07T08:47:35.203781 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 859886 2020-12-12T14:58:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 859877 2020-12-12T14:58:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20263 2025-08-07T08:47:57.452595 application/rdf+xml 13268 2025-08-07T08:47:40.409707 image/jpeg 3938 2025-08-07T08:47:40.153675 image/jpeg 324652 2020-12-12T14:58:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 330947 2020-12-12T14:58:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 324571 2020-12-12T14:58:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 400551 2025-08-07T08:47:38.178710 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia