Project Gutenberg 1999-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 189 Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) 1874 1936 Chesterton, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Gilbert K. (Gilbert Keith) The Trees of Pride Produced by Dianne Bean, and David Widger "The Trees of Pride" by G. K. Chesterton is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story opens with Squire Vane, an eccentric and somewhat impractical gentleman whose views clash with the superstitions of his Cornish neighbors. Alongside his daughter Barbara, Squire Vane grapples with a local legend surrounding the peculiar peacock trees in his garden, which are said to cause misfortune and madness among the locals. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the vibrant setting of the Cornish coast, where Squire Vane is preparing to meet an esteemed guest, Mr. Cyprian Paynter. The Squire's interactions with his daughter and local tenants reveal his dismissive attitude toward their beliefs, which he sees as mere nonsense. As he makes his way to the shoreline, tensions arise from the townspeople's entrenched superstitions and warnings about the trees, foreshadowing deeper conflicts to come. This balance of rationalism, mysticism, and a looming mystery sets the stage for further developments involving the Squire, his guests, and the enigma of the trees themselves. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Murder -- Fiction Mystery fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 186015 2025-07-01T10:31:41.607707 text/html 189039 2021-01-27T18:42:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 65157 2021-01-27T18:42:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 128008 2025-07-01T10:31:45.982754 application/epub+zip 129689 2025-07-01T10:31:43.251716 application/epub+zip 129689 2025-07-01T10:31:42.183719 application/epub+zip 234759 2025-07-01T10:31:48.122690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222436 2025-07-01T10:31:45.389734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196974 2022-09-01T12:14:47.149950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161387 2025-07-01T10:31:41.290687 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 161356 2016-10-09T08:01:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 61613 2016-10-09T08:03:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 158814 2008-11-20T15:15:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61291 2008-11-20T15:16:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20543 2025-07-01T10:31:48.242663 application/rdf+xml 11359 2025-07-01T10:31:42.674735 image/jpeg 3183 2025-07-01T10:31:42.424706 image/jpeg 125355 2025-07-01T10:31:41.627712 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