Project Gutenberg 2007-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 390 Vachell, Horace Annesley 1861 1955 The Hill: A Romance of Friendship Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Hill: A Romance of Friendship" by Horace Annesley Vachell is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story captures the experiences of young John Verney as he navigates the complexities of friendship and school life at Harrow. The narrative explores themes of camaraderie, personal growth, and the contrasts between ambition and reality. The opening of the book introduces John Verney, who is about to begin his journey at Harrow School. As he arrives, he reflects on the weight of expectation and the inheritance of family legacy through his uncle, a renowned explorer. John is both excited and apprehensive as he is thrust into this new environment, which he associates with potential and challenge. Early encounters establish his social dynamics at the school, highlighting his interactions with characters like Scaife, a charismatic yet ominous figure, and Desmond, who becomes an object of admiration for John. The foundation is set for the exploration of friendship and rivalry within the compelling atmosphere of Harrow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Social classes -- England -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Snobs and snobbishness -- Juvenile fiction Harrow School -- Juvenile fiction Schools -- England -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature Category: Parenthood & Family Relations Category: Teaching & Education 518549 2025-06-09T15:23:58.987171 text/html 528195 2007-10-23T08:27:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 196964 2007-10-23T08:27:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 289504 2025-06-09T15:24:11.304077 application/epub+zip 296111 2025-06-09T15:24:03.028171 application/epub+zip 282103 2025-06-09T15:24:01.315133 application/epub+zip 543731 2025-06-09T15:24:17.342043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501445 2025-06-09T15:24:09.981103 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405129 2022-09-11T04:09:03.061801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466714 2025-06-09T15:23:57.404099 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 466575 2007-10-23T08:27:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 183766 2007-10-23T08:27:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 466304 2007-10-23T08:27:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 183670 2007-10-23T08:27:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 466569 2007-10-23T08:27:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 183656 2007-10-23T08:27:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23564 2025-06-09T15:24:17.510013 application/rdf+xml 15158 2025-06-09T15:24:01.919128 image/jpeg 3747 2025-06-09T15:24:01.618112 image/jpeg 274193 2025-06-09T15:23:59.032095 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