Project Gutenberg 2007-05-04 Public domain in the USA. 359 Fenn, George Manville 1831 1909 Fenn, G. M. (George Manville) Fenn, G. Manville (George Manville) Dick o' the Fens: A Tale of the Great East Swamp Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Dick o' the Fens: A Tale of the Great East Swamp" by George Manville Fenn is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story primarily revolves around the character Dick Winthorpe, the son of a squire, as he navigates the complexities of life in the Fenland while facing the tensions between modernization efforts and the preservation of the traditional fen lifestyle. The opening chapters set the stage for a conflict over land drainage, bringing to light the struggles between local farmers and the natural environment. At the start of the tale, we are introduced to Dick and his friend Tom Tallington while they are enjoying the day at the wheelwright's shop, where they witness the preparations involving a heated iron tire for a wheel. Conversations at the shop, interspersed with a playful dynamic among the boys, hint at a looming threat in the form of an upcoming drainage project that the squire promotes but that Dick vehemently opposes. Tensions rise as incidents of sabotage occur around the drainage effort, indicating the depth of local attachment to the fen. As their evening progresses, the boys are drawn into a discussion about the natural beauty of the fen, which they fear will be destroyed by these changes, foreshadowing the book's themes of nature versus progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Dogs -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Natural history -- Juvenile fiction Physicians -- Juvenile fiction Hunting -- Juvenile fiction Swamps -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 728798 2025-08-09T05:28:25.238719 text/html 772941 2007-05-04T14:21:04 text/html 590968 2025-08-09T05:28:36.997701 application/epub+zip 600694 2025-08-09T05:28:29.015707 application/epub+zip 327709 2025-08-09T05:28:27.552714 application/epub+zip 920247 2025-08-09T05:28:42.438758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 914009 2025-08-09T05:28:36.015687 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574223 2022-09-10T06:43:42.933802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 679577 2025-08-09T05:28:24.004755 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 679334 2007-05-04T14:21:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20526 2025-08-09T05:28:42.568614 application/rdf+xml 18915 2025-08-09T05:28:28.072690 image/jpeg 4327 2025-08-09T05:28:27.807715 image/jpeg 496635 2007-05-04T14:21:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 249926 2007-05-04T14:21:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 577172 2025-08-09T05:28:25.308711 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