Project Gutenberg 2014-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 874 Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge) 1825 1900 Blackmore, Richard Doddridge Perlycross: A Tale of the Western Hills Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perlycross Produced by sp1nd, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Perlycross: A Tale of the Western Hills" by R. D. Blackmore is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set in the village of Perlycross, it explores themes of community, love, and duty through the lives of its central characters, mainly focusing on the Rev. Philip Penniloe, the village curate, and his interactions with local landowners, particularly Colonel Sir Thomas Waldron. The novel vividly depicts the social dynamics and moral struggles of those living in an idyllic yet challenging rural English setting. At the start of the story, we are introduced to the diligent and kind-hearted Rev. Philip Penniloe, who dutifully manages the parish in the absence of its rector. He enjoys a close friendship with the war-hero Sir Thomas Waldron, who has settled into a peaceful life after his military service. However, the calm of Perlycross is disrupted by the deteriorating condition of Sir Thomas's health, leading to concerns amongst the villagers. The opening chapters set the stage for a community grappling with change, as they face both personal and physical challenges, and they emphasize the bonds that form when individuals work together for a common cause—be it in religious duties or civil responsibilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45038/45038-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories Devon (England) -- Fiction Romance fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1093953 2025-08-18T09:16:09.383876 text/html 1089145 2024-10-24T02:59:35 text/html 511503 2025-08-18T09:16:20.581849 application/epub+zip 525776 2025-08-18T09:16:11.048853 application/epub+zip 524468 2025-08-18T09:16:10.162864 application/epub+zip 824475 2025-08-18T09:16:28.377764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 741173 2025-08-18T09:16:19.670830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 740181 2022-09-20T14:44:33.901645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1034420 2025-08-18T09:16:07.438910 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1014496 2024-10-24T02:59:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17316 2025-08-18T09:16:28.532768 application/rdf+xml 23788 2025-08-18T09:16:10.341852 image/jpeg 2359 2025-08-18T09:16:10.247860 image/jpeg 478196 2025-08-18T09:16:09.474859 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