Project Gutenberg 2005-12-08 Public domain in the USA. 293 Various Verschillende Various, Various Chambers, Robert 1802 1871 Chambers, R. (Robert) Chambers, William 1800 1883 Chambers, W. (William) Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 427 Volume 17, New Series, March 6, 1852 Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 427" by Various is a periodical publication written in the mid-19th century. This journal presents a diverse collection of stories, articles, and essays reflecting on contemporary themes, society, and local matters of interest, while also exploring various human experiences and characters. The opening of the journal introduces the establishment of the 'Mother Bunch' public-house, operated by Mr. Peter Bowley, who struggles to attract customers despite a lavish housewarming event. As he grapples with financial difficulties, he has a chance encounter with a patron named Mr. Nogoe, who proposes the idea of forming a mutual-assurance society called 'The Charitable Chums' Benefit Club.' This society quickly grows in popularity as it promises generous benefits, yet it simultaneously highlights the contrasting themes of brotherhood and the all-too-real consequences faced by its members as the narrative unfolds into issues of financial mismanagement and the challenges of maintaining a community spirit in the face of adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Periodicals AP Text Chambers's Edinburgh Journal Category: Novels Category: British Literature Category: Journals 159665 2025-07-07T10:34:26.190677 text/html 156818 2020-12-13T09:52:17 text/html 184615 2025-07-07T10:34:32.461646 application/epub+zip 186042 2025-07-07T10:34:29.373650 application/epub+zip 125056 2025-07-07T10:34:28.129726 application/epub+zip 347164 2025-07-07T10:34:34.803670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329925 2025-07-07T10:34:31.666682 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151491 2022-09-08T10:06:00.233165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142441 2025-07-07T10:34:25.828711 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142186 2020-12-13T09:52:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142188 2020-12-13T09:52:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22267 2025-07-07T10:34:34.941634 application/rdf+xml 16890 2025-07-07T10:34:28.622670 image/jpeg 3881 2025-07-07T10:34:28.375664 image/jpeg 57324 2020-12-13T09:52:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 99516 2020-12-13T09:52:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 57272 2020-12-13T09:52:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 182545 2025-07-07T10:34:26.206667 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 en.wikipedia