Project Gutenberg 2012-02-13 Public domain in the USA. 281 Weyman, Stanley John 1855 1928 Weyman, Stanley J. (Stanley John) Chippinge Borough Charles Bowen "Chippinge Borough" by Stanley John Weyman is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. It captures a tumultuous period in British politics surrounding the Reform Bill of 1831. The story follows the protagonist Arthur Vaughan, an ambitious young man with connections to an established Tory family, as he navigates the shifting tides of political sentiment and personal loyalty amid societal change. At the start of the novel, we meet Vaughan on a momentous day marked by the King's dissolution of Parliament, creating a backdrop of excitement and political fervor. In the crowded streets of London, Vaughan observes the reactions of the populace to this event, reflecting his own aspirations and the alarming reality of his family's influence. As he grapples with his identity and ambition, a chance encounter leads him to intervene in the path of a much-hated figure, further entangling him in both the political and personal conflicts of the coming elections. The opening establishes a compelling mix of intrigue, societal change, and character development that sets the stage for the unfolding drama in Chippinge Borough. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Historical fiction Political fiction Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1800-1837 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Politics Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 881224 2025-06-15T17:39:14.697545 text/html 927561 2021-06-13T11:16:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 631754 2021-06-13T11:21:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 618703 2025-06-15T17:39:24.832450 application/epub+zip 619605 2025-06-15T17:39:15.867512 application/epub+zip 448777 2025-06-15T17:39:15.285505 application/epub+zip 813712 2025-06-15T17:39:31.782418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 779764 2025-06-15T17:39:24.198453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 606231 2022-09-17T17:11:02.022664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 839416 2025-06-15T17:39:13.823501 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 839190 2021-06-13T11:20:39 text/plain; charset=utf-8 319526 2021-06-13T11:21:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19231 2025-06-15T17:39:31.952456 application/rdf+xml 12001 2025-06-15T17:39:15.423498 image/jpeg 2156 2025-06-15T17:39:15.357498 image/jpeg 628926 2025-06-15T17:39:14.780491 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