Project Gutenberg 2010-04-21 Public domain in the USA. 127 Lever, Charles James 1806 1872 Lorrequer, Harry O'Dowd, Cornelius Browne, Hablot Knight 1815 1882 Phiz Browne, Hablot K. (Hablot Knight) Browne, H. K. (Hablot Knight) Brown, Hablot K. (Hablot Knight) "Phiz" St. Patrick's Eve Produced by David Widger "St. Patrick's Eve" by Charles James Lever is a novel written in the mid-19th century. Set in a rural Irish village, the story primarily revolves around the lives of the humble villagers celebrating the festival of St. Patrick, showcasing their joys, struggles, and complex dynamics, particularly through the eyes of several characters, including Owen Connor and Mary Joyce. As the narrative unfolds, it highlights themes of social class, duty, and the impacts of fortune and adversity on human relationships. At the start of the novel, the scene is set on the eve of St. Patrick's Day, as a small village by Lough Corrib prepares for its annual fair. The villagers engage in various festivities, displaying a mix of joy and merriment, with an undercurrent of tension evident in their interactions. Several characters are introduced, including Owen Connor, a peasant whose devotion to his landlord's son pits him in a local conflict during the fair, raising questions about status and entitlement. As relationships, both romantic and familial, develop against the backdrop of class distinctions and societal expectations, the opening establishes a rich, animated tableau of rural life that sets the stage for the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fathers and sons -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Country life -- Ireland -- Fiction Cholera -- Fiction Landlords -- Fiction Ireland -- Economic conditions -- Fiction Ireland -- History -- 1800-1837 -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 262689 2025-08-13T07:30:42.132144 text/html 264225 2021-01-26T01:55:29 text/html 2359331 2025-08-13T07:30:48.664179 application/epub+zip 2362555 2025-08-13T07:30:44.973158 application/epub+zip 162257 2025-08-13T07:30:43.759175 application/epub+zip 2505377 2025-08-13T07:30:51.430118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2493630 2025-08-13T07:30:47.880121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282670 2022-09-14T16:18:58.161903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245657 2025-08-13T07:30:41.665175 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 245515 2018-02-28T07:48:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 242695 2010-04-21T08:30:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22914 2025-08-13T07:30:51.574110 application/rdf+xml 14066 2025-08-13T07:30:44.247207 image/jpeg 3598 2025-08-13T07:30:44.002132 image/jpeg 96376 2018-03-20T06:20:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 2552693 2021-01-26T01:55:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 95969 2010-04-21T08:30:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 2336687 2025-08-13T07:30:42.200211 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