Project Gutenberg 2011-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 142 Oliphant, Laurence 1829 1888 Oliphant, Lawrence Doyle, Richard 1824 1883 Kitcat, Dick Doyle, R. (Richard) Piccadilly: A Fragment of Contemporary Biography Produced by Chris Curnow, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Piccadilly: A Fragment of Contemporary Biography" by Laurence Oliphant is a fictional narrative written during the late 19th century. It presents a satirical look at contemporary society, exploring themes of love, social conventions, and moral dilemmas through the eyes of its protagonist, Frank Vanecourt. The story engages the reader in a comedic yet critical examination of civilization as experienced in the bustling streets of Piccadilly and the lives of its fashionable inhabitants. The opening of the narrative introduces us to Frank Vanecourt, who has recently moved into a first-floor apartment with a view of Green Park. He is accompanied by his friend, Lord Grandon, who lives upstairs. Frank laments the state of civilization and contemplates writing a history of the world after experiencing it firsthand. He encounters various characters, including Lady Veriphast, who humorously encourages him to write about his personal experiences rather than a grand biography. As the evening progresses, Frank reflects on his intention to expose the follies and conventionalism of society through his writing, yet he is distracted by thoughts of love and the complexities of interpersonal relationships, setting the stage for the social commentary and personal explorations to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36277/36277-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Piccadilly (London, England) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 438780 2025-08-14T16:11:46.981935 text/html 437826 2016-07-06T09:39:58 text/html 876060 2025-08-14T16:11:51.742905 application/epub+zip 883201 2025-08-14T16:11:47.749900 application/epub+zip 242889 2025-08-14T16:11:47.353911 application/epub+zip 1004303 2025-08-14T16:11:55.128911 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 987885 2025-08-14T16:11:51.395931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349013 2022-09-16T14:32:08.453464 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420739 2025-08-14T16:11:46.554901 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 420400 2016-07-06T09:39:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 420394 2016-07-06T09:39:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21473 2025-08-14T16:11:55.263879 application/rdf+xml 20024 2025-08-14T16:11:47.427896 image/jpeg 2393 2025-08-14T16:11:47.390899 image/jpeg 162291 2016-07-06T09:40:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 849436 2016-07-06T09:40:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 162187 2016-07-06T09:40:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 852915 2025-08-14T16:11:47.041926 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