Project Gutenberg 2015-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 318 Zangwill, Israel 1864 1926 Zangwill, I. (Israel) The Master; a Novel Produced by David Edwards, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Master" by Israel Zangwill is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the life of young Matt Strang, who faces the struggles of growing up in a rural Nova Scotia family afflicted by poverty and loss. The novel explores themes of family dynamics, personal aspirations, and the pursuit of artistic expression against the backdrop of a harsh, unforgiving landscape. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the Strang family, highlighting the challenges they face following the death of Matt's father, a sailor who dies at sea. The narrative begins in the cold winter of Acadia, where the family deals with their grief while also confronting the practicalities of survival. Matt, who has artistic talents, grapples with the reality of his circumstances, taking on the role of caretaker for his siblings as they navigate their mother's emotional turmoil and the looming responsibility of paying off the family mortgage. The source of much of their distress is their mother’s erratic behavior, which leads to dramatic confrontations, as well as Matt's internal struggles as he seeks to find a balance between duty to his family and his longing for creative fulfillment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Artists -- Fiction Husband and wife -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 1220039 2025-06-20T05:17:51.046252 text/html 1213478 2024-10-24T17:55:45 text/html 2322891 2025-06-20T05:18:05.860169 application/epub+zip 2338565 2025-06-20T05:17:52.951229 application/epub+zip 570742 2025-06-20T05:17:51.980288 application/epub+zip 2650774 2025-06-20T05:18:15.849126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2596688 2025-06-20T05:18:04.764213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 834136 2022-09-22T14:15:10.804806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1160189 2025-06-20T05:17:48.106303 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1140350 2024-10-24T17:55:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16460 2025-06-20T05:18:16.013143 application/rdf+xml 18992 2025-06-20T05:17:52.110230 image/jpeg 2767 2025-06-20T05:17:52.044250 image/jpeg 2366722 2025-06-20T05:17:51.203267 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