Project Gutenberg 2013-05-21 Public domain in the USA. 244 Dowling, Richard 1846 1898 Dowling, R. (Richard) Fall, Marcus An Isle of Surrey: A Novel Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by the Web Archive (Emory University) "An Isle of Surrey: A Novel" by Richard Dowling is a work of fiction written in the late 19th century. The story begins in a dreary setting by Welford Bridge, where a group of disreputable men loiter around the South London Canal, discussing the rumors surrounding Crawford's House and its new inhabitants. The central characters introduced include Jim Ford, known as Red Jim, and various other dockworkers and loafers who ponder the mysteries of their neighborhood, alongside William Crawford, the protagonist, who has taken up residence in the titular house. At the start of the narrative, the atmosphere is thick with intrigue and a sense of foreboding. Red Jim and his companions are drawn to talk about the mysterious happenings concerning Crawford's House, particularly focusing on the owner and the implications of past events that seem to haunt the new inhabitants. Meanwhile, the opening also hints at the arrival of Crawford at his new residence, his interactions with the vibrant Hetty and her brother Alfred Layard, and a deeper mystery that surrounds Crawford's identity and his past, establishing a foundation for the unfolding drama as the characters navigate their intertwined fates against the backdrop of their gritty surroundings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 682060 2025-08-17T09:27:23.416085 text/html 666716 2024-10-23T15:55:48 text/html 320114 2025-08-17T09:27:34.091013 application/epub+zip 331748 2025-08-17T09:27:26.890044 application/epub+zip 315148 2025-08-17T09:27:25.417106 application/epub+zip 587303 2025-08-17T09:27:39.368992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 544995 2025-08-17T09:27:33.037000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507948 2022-09-19T14:07:03.995680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600721 2025-08-17T09:27:21.203060 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 580978 2024-10-23T15:55:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16168 2025-08-17T09:27:39.508000 application/rdf+xml 13968 2025-08-17T09:27:25.977043 image/jpeg 3943 2025-08-17T09:27:25.683031 image/jpeg 311212 2025-08-17T09:27:23.466116 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