Project Gutenberg 2012-05-25 Public domain in the USA. 491 Steel, Flora Annie Webster 1847 1929 Steel, F. A. (Flora Annie) 03012969 In the Guardianship of God In the guardianship of God -- A bad-character suit -- Fire and ice -- The Shâhbâsh Wallah -- The most nailing bad shot in creation -- The reformer's wife -- The squaring of the gods -- The keeper of the pass -- The perfume of the rose -- Little Henry and his bearer -- The hall of audience -- In a fog -- Gold, frankincense and myrrh -- Surâbhi -- On the Old Salt Road -- The doll-maker -- The skeleton tree. Produced by Charles Bowen. from page scans provided by Google Books (Harvard University) "In the Guardianship of God" by Flora Annie Steel is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story appears to explore the themes of justice, morality, and the complexities of human nature against the backdrop of India’s colonial period. The opening introduces the life of prisoners in a large gaol and focuses on the characters of Shurruf Deen, the gaoler, and Shureef, a prisoner with a complicated past, highlighting the contrast between their lives and moral challenges. The beginning of the novel presents a tense atmosphere in an Indian prison as the doctor in charge makes his rounds amongst the newly arrived inmates. Observing the prisoners with a scientific interest, he is particularly intrigued by a man named Shureef, who has a significant sentence and a mysterious demeanor. Through a conversation between Shurruf, the gaoler, and Shureef, we uncover hints of their shared backgrounds and complex relationships, as Shureef appeals for acknowledgment of his story and the need for his family to remember him even after death. This sets the stage for a narrative that questions the nature of guilt, fate, and the impact of the past on the present. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en India -- Fiction Short stories, English PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 480719 2025-07-16T07:49:55.939083 text/html 477329 2012-05-25T15:27:12 text/html 258478 2025-07-16T07:50:04.819029 application/epub+zip 265527 2025-07-16T07:49:59.222071 application/epub+zip 255046 2025-07-16T07:49:57.885071 application/epub+zip 471432 2025-07-16T07:50:08.852077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442218 2025-07-16T07:50:03.916050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402745 2022-09-18T08:39:42.424959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426722 2025-07-16T07:49:54.747118 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 426116 2012-05-25T15:27:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 426109 2012-05-25T15:27:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21717 2025-07-16T07:50:08.987015 application/rdf+xml 13850 2025-07-16T07:49:58.391060 image/jpeg 3723 2025-07-16T07:49:58.138050 image/jpeg 167837 2012-05-25T15:27:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 173229 2012-05-25T15:27:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 167737 2012-05-25T15:27:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 252487 2025-07-16T07:49:55.975068 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