Project Gutenberg 2012-09-28 Public domain in the USA. 278 Whyte-Melville, G. J. (George John) 1821 1878 Whyte-Melville, George John Melville, G. J. Whyte Crealocke, Henry Hope 1831 1891 Crealocke, H. Hope Katerfelto: A Story of Exmoor Produced by Suzanne Shell, Ayeshah Ali and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Katerfelto: A Story of Exmoor" by G. J. Whyte-Melville is a novel written in the late 19th century that combines elements of historical narrative with romance and adventure. The story begins against a richly detailed backdrop of 18th-century England, focusing on characters embroiled in themes of dueling, honor, and societal unrest, particularly through the experiences of young John Garnet, who finds himself entangled in a fateful altercation. The opening of the novel introduces a tense atmosphere as John Garnet leaves a tavern after an altercation that spirals into a deadly duel. The narrative first captures the public mood surrounding the controversial figure John Wilkes and then shifts to Garnet, who, wounded and disoriented, finds refuge in the house of a mysterious doctor, Katerfelto. The setting moves from the chaos of a London tavern to the quiet seclusion of Deadman's Alley, where he meets Waif, a captivating and enigmatic gipsy girl who becomes his nurse. The dynamics of their relationship begin to unfold, hinting at deeper themes of identity, belonging, and the complexities of love and loyalty amidst the turbulent backdrop of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40883/40883-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Exmoor (England) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 564317 2025-08-16T13:59:50.039775 text/html 548655 2024-10-23T11:04:25 text/html 1389406 2025-08-16T13:59:56.850767 application/epub+zip 1394581 2025-08-16T13:59:51.073787 application/epub+zip 289210 2025-08-16T13:59:50.510803 application/epub+zip 1626837 2025-08-16T14:00:01.738807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1567186 2025-08-16T13:59:56.229785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405845 2022-09-18T17:11:05.771666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522755 2025-08-16T13:59:49.161813 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 502807 2024-10-23T11:04:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17656 2025-08-16T14:00:01.900892 application/rdf+xml 17555 2025-08-16T13:59:50.601811 image/jpeg 2495 2025-08-16T13:59:50.556777 image/jpeg 1433545 2025-08-16T13:59:50.118833 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