Project Gutenberg 2013-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 522 Cannan, Gilbert 1884 1955 Old Mole Being the Surprising Adventures in England of Herbert Jocelyn Beenham, M.A., Sometime Sixth-Form Master at Thrigsby Grammar School in the County of Lancaster Produced by Paul Haxo from page images generously made available by the Internet Archive and the University of California Berkeley Library. "Old Mole" by Gilbert Cannan is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Herbert Jocelyn Beenham, referred to as "Old Mole," an unambitious schoolmaster at the Thrigsby Grammar School who leads a monotonous life. His world is shaken when a misunderstanding leads to a scandal that forces him to leave his position, ultimately setting him on a path of self-discovery and unexpected adventures. The opening of "Old Mole" introduces us to H. J. Beenham, a schoolmaster who has dedicated twenty-five years to Thrigsby but is well aware of his own lack of ambition and the limited reach of his life. His routine existence is abruptly derailed when he is accused of assaulting a young woman, Matilda Burn, on a train. Despite his genuine intentions to comfort her, Beenham's actions are misconstrued, leading to public humiliation and the possibility of losing everything he has known. The chapter sets the tone for his transition from the confines of an academic life to the chaos and uncharacteristic adventures of the theater world, where he encounters Matilda again and becomes entwined in her aspirations. This unexpected turn catalyzes a series of events that challenge both his identity and beliefs, pushing him into a new life filled with unpredictability. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43423/43423-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Theater -- Fiction Husband and wife -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 576964 2025-08-17T13:02:51.705008 text/html 567234 2024-10-23T17:44:43 text/html 309296 2025-08-17T13:02:59.432980 application/epub+zip 317676 2025-08-17T13:02:53.096015 application/epub+zip 274923 2025-08-17T13:02:52.405983 application/epub+zip 467956 2025-08-17T13:03:04.138980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551882 2025-08-17T13:02:58.725896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509821 2022-09-19T19:16:24.890405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523099 2025-08-17T13:02:50.979994 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 503357 2024-10-23T17:44:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17194 2025-08-17T13:03:04.280963 application/rdf+xml 10161 2025-08-17T13:02:52.508924 image/jpeg 1807 2025-08-17T13:02:52.454952 image/jpeg 294876 2025-08-17T13:02:51.752005 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