Project Gutenberg 2011-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 130 Machar, Agnes Maule 1837 1927 Machar, Miss (Agnes Maule) Roland Graeme: Knight. A Novel of Our Time Robert Cicconetti, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Roland Graeme: Knight. A Novel of Our Time" by Agnes Maule Machar is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the character Roland Graeme, a young man driven by an earnest desire to address social injustices, particularly those affecting the working class. As he navigates the challenges of life, he encounters various characters, including ministers and those living in poverty, which shape his understanding of humanity and his mission. The opening portion of the novel introduces the Reverend Cecil Chillingworth, deeply engrossed in preparing a sermon about self-sacrifice within the context of Christianity. His focus is disrupted by visits from Roland Graeme, who seeks to share his vision of promoting human brotherhood through a publication addressing social issues. This interaction highlights the tension between Chillingworth’s conventional views and Graeme's progressive ideas. Additionally, the narrative presents a poignant scene with a sick mother and her young daughter, illustrating the harsh realities of poverty. This sets the stage for Graeme's moral journey as he commits himself to fighting for the betterment of society, reflecting themes of empathy, social reform, and the quest for justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en City and town life -- Fiction Christian life -- Fiction Clergy -- Fiction Journalists -- Fiction Canadian fiction Labor movement -- Fiction Mills and mill-work -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 533819 2025-08-14T16:00:35.932102 text/html 538566 2022-12-17T06:35:39 text/html 290184 2025-08-14T16:00:45.382010 application/epub+zip 296653 2025-08-14T16:00:39.402144 application/epub+zip 284559 2025-08-14T16:00:38.034068 application/epub+zip 557800 2025-08-14T16:00:50.008030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529500 2025-08-14T16:00:44.445079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438775 2022-09-16T14:18:11.821467 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506638 2025-08-14T16:00:35.047148 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 506359 2022-12-17T06:36:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19595 2025-08-14T16:00:50.136012 application/rdf+xml 16092 2025-08-14T16:00:38.542130 image/jpeg 3645 2025-08-14T16:00:38.287150 image/jpeg 196011 2022-12-17T06:37:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 200933 2022-12-17T06:37:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 281021 2025-08-14T16:00:35.974126 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