Project Gutenberg 2013-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 351 Applin, Arthur 1873 1949 Blackthorn Farm Produced by Al Haines "Blackthorn Farm" by Arthur Applin is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers on Rupert Dale, a young man facing despair as he grapples with academic failure, financial ruin, and personal dilemmas involving love and family. As he desperately seeks a way to reclaim his future, the story explores themes of ambition, responsibility, and the consequences of choices. At the start of the narrative, Rupert finds himself at a crossroads in his life, filled with anxiety over his upcoming examination results at the School of Mining Engineers and the financial burden he carries. In a moment of desperation, he places his hopes on a horse, Paulus, in a race that could determine his fate. The opening scenes depict his internal struggle as he reflects on his family's sacrifices, his burgeoning romance with Ruby Strode, and the imminent threat of disgrace should he fail again. The tension escalates as the outcome of both the race and his examination introduces uncertainty and jeopardy into Rupert’s life, setting the stage for potential redemption or disaster. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42519/42519-rst/images/img-cover.jpg Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature 534094 2025-06-17T08:36:42.033936 text/html 521109 2024-10-23T15:08:43 text/html 301521 2025-06-17T08:36:56.350849 application/epub+zip 634932 2025-01-17T05:24:01.480300 application/pdf 527677 2025-01-17T05:23:55.707249 application/pdf 311126 2025-06-17T08:36:47.791950 application/epub+zip 248932 2025-06-17T08:36:44.609906 application/epub+zip 444767 2025-06-17T08:37:01.125827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410357 2025-06-17T08:36:54.034850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348890 2022-09-19T12:05:22.507088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451616 2025-06-17T08:36:40.706905 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 456381 2015-05-30T09:34:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 452446 2015-05-30T09:34:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 452446 2015-05-30T09:34:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25519 2025-06-17T08:37:01.312801 application/rdf+xml 439641 2025-06-17T08:36:40.418902 text/x-rst 439641 2015-05-30T09:34:10 text/x-rst 10582 2025-06-17T08:36:45.578902 image/jpeg 1814 2025-06-17T08:36:45.104902 image/jpeg 169610 2015-05-30T09:34:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 169101 2015-05-30T09:34:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 288297 2015-05-30T09:34:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 271168 2015-05-30T09:34:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 169069 2015-05-30T09:34:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 278092 2025-06-17T08:36:42.104919 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