Project Gutenberg 2007-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 127 Yonge, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) 1823 1901 Yonge, Charlotte Mary Yonge, C. M. (Charlotte Mary) Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.) 1846 1929 Stacey, W.S. Stacey, Walter S. The Carbonels Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Carbonels" by Charlotte M. Yonge is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of the Carbonel family, particularly the newlywed couple Captain Edmund Carbonel and Mary, as they navigate their new life at Greenhow Farm. The narrative delves into their aspirations to improve the local community, particularly focusing on the challenges they face with the local population and their endeavors to establish a Sunday school. The opening of the novel sets the stage for the Carbonels as they settle into their rural home. The characters are introduced in a lively scene filled with vivid descriptions of their surroundings. Captain Carbonel, recently returned from military service, is determined to create a better life for his new family, despite facing obstacles such as the skepticism of locals and the disarray in their new home. The tension between the Carbonels’ well-meaning intentions and the realities of the farming community begins to emerge, highlighting themes of social improvement, community dynamics, and the struggle to navigate change in a traditional setting. The descriptions of the characters and their interactions provide a rich tapestry of life in that era, preparing the reader for deeper explorations of class dynamics and personal relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Working class -- Fiction England -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 357417 2025-07-09T05:04:54.081268 text/html 365716 2007-04-27T11:18:08 text/html 199458 2025-07-09T05:05:00.604252 application/epub+zip 203734 2025-07-09T05:04:56.123267 application/epub+zip 203735 2025-07-09T05:04:54.860277 application/epub+zip 343007 2025-07-09T05:05:03.938264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332079 2025-07-09T05:04:59.815269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300225 2022-09-10T06:16:03.141977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336342 2025-07-09T05:04:53.562281 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 336263 2007-04-27T11:18:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20595 2025-07-09T05:05:04.062212 application/rdf+xml 10618 2025-07-09T05:04:55.353245 image/jpeg 3045 2025-07-09T05:04:55.106262 image/jpeg 128963 2007-04-27T11:18:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 129510 2007-04-27T11:18:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 191262 2025-07-09T05:04:54.110254 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