Project Gutenberg 2015-04-05 Public domain in the USA. 150 Hope, Anthony 1863 1933 Hawkins, Anthony Hope Percival, Harold A Servant of the Public E-text prepared by Paul L'Allier, Suzanne Shell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) "A Servant of the Public" by Anthony Hope is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative explores themes of social status, personal ambition, and romantic entanglements among a cast of characters navigating the complexities of their interrelationships within the British upper class. Central to the story are characters like Ashley Mead, Lady Kilnorton, and Ora Pinsent, whose lives intertwine in both comedic and dramatic ways as they grapple with their desires and societal expectations. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to the various characters within the Muddock family, whose social rise is portrayed against the backdrop of their commercial success. Through dialogue, Ashley Mead provides a humorous account of the Muddock family history to Lady Kilnorton, who observes their dynamics with a combination of interest and amusement. As the plot unfolds, we see Alice Muddock's inner struggle between loyalty to her family and her growing feelings for Mead, while the enigmatic actress Ora Pinsent lies at the center of a complicated web of attraction that includes both Bowdon and Mead. The opening sets the tone for a story rich in character-driven exploration, wit, and the social intricacies of early 20th-century England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Actresses -- Fiction Lawyers -- Fiction Superficiality -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 654406 2025-08-19T12:53:50.563169 text/html 642297 2024-10-24T17:14:01 text/html 1094547 2025-08-19T12:53:58.973096 application/epub+zip 1099317 2025-08-19T12:53:51.846160 application/epub+zip 306131 2025-08-19T12:53:51.126113 application/epub+zip 1284660 2025-08-19T12:54:04.569088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1233834 2025-08-19T12:53:58.142104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445356 2022-09-22T05:49:59.163784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603432 2025-08-19T12:53:49.222155 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 583445 2024-10-24T17:14:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17586 2025-08-19T12:54:04.715072 application/rdf+xml 17140 2025-08-19T12:53:51.218125 image/jpeg 1865 2025-08-19T12:53:51.172140 image/jpeg 998068 2025-08-19T12:53:50.639124 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