Project Gutenberg 2004-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 136 Churchill, Winston 1871 1947 Coniston — Volume 01 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coniston_(novel) Produced by Pat Castevans and David Widger "Coniston — Volume 01" by Winston Churchill is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of a shifting political landscape in America, focusing on themes of democracy and social class. The narrative introduces key characters, notably Jethro Bass, the son of a tanner, and Cynthia Ware, the daughter of a minister, whose complex relationship unfolds amid the tensions of a small village in New England. At the start of the narrative, the reader is immersed in the landscape of Coniston, where the lives of its inhabitants are deeply intertwined with the environment and the social hierarchy that defines them. The opening chapters primarily present the contrasting characters of Jethro and Cynthia as they navigate their mutual curiosity and burgeoning feelings against societal expectations. Jethro, who appears unrefined and underestimated by his peers, begins to exhibit a form of quiet strength and ambition, while Cynthia grapples with her own feelings of attraction and societal propriety. As the political atmosphere intensifies, foreshadowing a dramatic town meeting, the stage is set for Jethro's journey from the fringes of society to a position of power, intertwining personal ambitions with larger communal dynamics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en New England -- Fiction New England -- Politics and government -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Novels Category: American Literature 202763 2025-08-02T08:58:51.408384 text/html 202584 2025-01-08T21:46:13.141769 text/html 149666 2025-08-02T08:58:57.825319 application/epub+zip 152065 2025-08-02T08:58:54.174411 application/epub+zip 136086 2025-08-02T08:58:53.007351 application/epub+zip 295520 2025-08-02T08:59:00.327287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279531 2025-08-02T08:58:57.010367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254550 2022-09-02T11:39:52.459581 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178891 2025-08-02T08:58:51.119338 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 178754 2021-01-08T23:41:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17757 2025-08-02T08:59:00.470288 application/rdf+xml 14950 2025-08-02T08:58:53.510344 image/jpeg 3866 2025-08-02T08:58:53.257342 image/jpeg 68678 2021-01-08T23:41:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 149996 2025-08-02T08:58:51.426342 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