Project Gutenberg 2014-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 187 Farjeon, B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) 1833 1903 Farjeon, Benjamin Leopold London's Heart: A Novel Produced by Transcribed by Charles Bowen from page images provided by Google Books (http://books.google.com/books?id=7AktAAAAYAAJ&dq and Princeton University) "London's Heart" by B. L. Farjeon is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in the melancholic and mysterious streets of Soho, London, presenting a vivid tapestry of life among its diverse residents. It revolves around several characters, primarily focusing on the elderly craftsman known as Mr. Wheels, his ailing daughter Lily, and Mr. Podmore, a weary pointsman, among others, as they navigate their struggles and intertwined lives in this vibrant yet daunting urban landscape. The opening of the novel establishes the setting in Soho, where a sense of sadness and anonymity pervades the lives of its inhabitants. Mr. Wheels, an old man dedicated to caring for his sick daughter, is introduced as he meticulously crafts wheels for her workbox. We also meet Mr. Podmore, who, exhausted after a long day of labor, returns home to his daughter Pollypod, revealing the hardships faced by working-class families. The narrative conveys a realistic portrayal of the struggles, relationships, and small moments of kindness in this bustling and often harsh city environment, setting the stage for the unfolding tales of its complex characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en London (England) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1045885 2025-07-18T12:49:00.169710 text/html 1103659 2014-05-28T11:03:46 text/html 466728 2025-07-18T12:49:12.511600 application/epub+zip 482921 2025-07-18T12:49:03.275682 application/epub+zip 482063 2025-07-18T12:49:01.929719 application/epub+zip 843647 2025-07-18T12:49:20.011586 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 789258 2025-07-18T12:49:11.576638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 723171 2022-09-20T20:23:07.438233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1013480 2025-07-18T12:48:57.854721 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 993584 2024-10-24T07:35:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16920 2025-07-18T12:49:20.142638 application/rdf+xml 14084 2025-07-18T12:49:02.440660 image/jpeg 4107 2025-07-18T12:49:02.184681 image/jpeg 455361 2025-07-18T12:49:00.249688 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