Project Gutenberg 2010-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 344 Lever, Charles James 1806 1872 Lorrequer, Harry O'Dowd, Cornelius Wheeler, Edward J. 1933 Wheeler, E. J. (Edward J.) Tony Butler Produced by David Widger "Tony Butler" by Charles James Lever is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the life of Tony Butler, a young man who comes from a modest background, living with his widowed mother in a secluded cottage in Northern Ireland. As Tony grapples with his own limitations and aspirations, the narrative explores themes of identity, class, and ambition in a society with rigid social structures. The opening of the novel sets up the picturesque yet isolating setting of the Butler cottage, highlighting the close bond between Tony and his mother as she dedicates herself to his education. Despite her optimism, Tony struggles with learning and feels a deep sense of inadequacy, wondering how to carve out a meaningful career in a world that seems beyond his reach. The narrative introduces several secondary characters, including the influential Lyle family and the looming expectations they place upon Tony. As he prepares to venture to Liverpool for an uncertain future, the family dynamics and societal pressures become central to understanding Tony's ambitions, fears, and the complex world he must navigate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/33604/33604-h/images/cover.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/33604/33604-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1213230 2025-08-13T13:39:30.221961 text/html 1262566 2021-02-24T16:46:44 text/html 951081 2025-08-13T13:39:41.938882 application/epub+zip 974285 2025-08-13T13:39:31.683899 application/epub+zip 558273 2025-08-13T13:39:31.013905 application/epub+zip 1305433 2025-08-13T13:39:50.569837 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1249979 2025-08-13T13:39:41.320870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 834950 2022-09-15T10:48:19.762150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1144457 2025-08-13T13:39:27.076933 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1144406 2018-02-28T09:15:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1122518 2010-09-01T14:41:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1122511 2010-09-01T14:41:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22333 2025-08-13T13:39:50.726809 application/rdf+xml 22733 2025-08-13T13:39:31.134905 image/jpeg 3462 2025-08-13T13:39:31.076902 image/jpeg 444502 2018-03-20T06:07:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 441737 2010-12-09T10:49:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 913998 2021-02-24T16:46:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 441582 2010-12-09T10:49:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 918977 2025-08-13T13:39:30.330919 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