Project Gutenberg 2000-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 246 Eliot, George 1819 1880 Evans, Mary Anne Cross, Marian Evans Evans, Marian Cross, Mary Ann Lewes, M. E. (Marian Evans) Lewes, Marian Evans Brother Jacob David Price "Brother Jacob" by George Eliot is a novella written during the Victorian era, likely in the mid-to-late 19th century. This story captures the life of David Faux, a confectioner whose ambition drives him to leave his family and seek fortune in the West Indies, only to return with little more than a sense of disillusionment. The narrative explores themes of ambition, family dynamics, and social status, particularly the unexpected twists of fate that shape David's character and circumstances. The tale follows David Faux, who initially dreams of finding success in the confectionery business but ends up stealing his mother’s savings to fund his emigration. Despite his high hopes of becoming prominent in a foreign land, he instead finds himself disillusioned with the realities of life in the West Indies, ultimately returning home to a life he had tried to escape. Upon his return, he assumes the name Edward Freely, hoping to start anew in the town of Grimworth. However, his past catches up with him in the form of his brother Jacob, an idiot who complicates David's plans and becomes an impediment to his social aspirations. The story unfolds with a rich examination of societal expectations, family loyalty, and the nature of success, culminating in David's failure to attain the life he longed for, thus highlighting the intricate ways in which life can thwart one's ambitions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en England -- Fiction Impostors and imposture -- Fiction Brothers -- Fiction Confectioners -- Fiction Men with mental disabilities -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 124347 2025-08-01T12:32:07.777613 text/html 126373 2021-06-23T03:40:05 text/html 47059 2021-06-23T03:44:17 text/html application/zip 111827 2025-08-01T12:32:12.098589 application/epub+zip 110893 2025-08-01T12:32:09.512618 application/epub+zip 110894 2025-08-01T12:32:08.392606 application/epub+zip 185239 2025-08-01T12:32:14.155612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175968 2025-08-01T12:32:11.488621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146906 2022-09-01T14:07:37.477660 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116491 2025-08-01T12:32:07.307618 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 116278 2021-06-23T03:43:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 45188 2021-06-23T03:43:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19688 2025-08-01T12:32:14.311575 application/rdf+xml 9331 2025-08-01T12:32:08.892596 image/jpeg 2687 2025-08-01T12:32:08.642600 image/jpeg 105388 2025-08-01T12:32:07.789602 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