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 Project Gutenberg 2015-09-03 Public domain in the USA. 178 Buckrose, J. E. 1868 1931 Jameson, Annie Edith A Bachelor's Comedy Produced by Cindy Beyer, Richard Hulse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Bachelor's Comedy" by J. E. Buckrose is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the Reverend Andrew Deane, a young vicar navigating his new life in the quaint village of Gaythorpe-on-the-Marsh. As he attempts to establish himself, he grapples with the perception of his youthfulness and the burdens of his clerical responsibilities, all while encountering the charming eccentricities of his new parish's residents. The opening of the novel introduces Andrew as he travels to Gaythorpe, filled with hope and anxiety about his new role. He arrives at the station and is met by the churchwarden, Mr. Thorpe, as they make their way through the pastoral landscape. Andrew is determined to shed his boyish nickname "Andy" and take on the dignity of his position. The narrative unfolds with his interactions at the Vicarage, where he faces the challenge of maintaining discipline with his staff, notably the drunken gardener Sam Petch, while showing kindness to the endearing but needy villagers. This balance of humor, introspection, and the complexities of clerical life lays the groundwork for the deeper themes of community, expectation, and personal growth that will follow in Andrew's journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Villages -- England -- Fiction Clergy -- England -- Fiction Love stories Young men -- Fiction England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PR Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 503930 2025-08-20T05:30:11.468258 text/html 484313 2024-10-24T17:58:03 text/html 274172 2025-08-20T05:30:17.662206 application/epub+zip 273731 2025-08-20T05:30:12.298252 application/epub+zip 273731 2025-08-20T05:30:11.873289 application/epub+zip 397413 2025-08-20T05:30:21.984231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366879 2025-08-20T05:30:17.272225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367145 2022-09-22T14:39:29.598485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437558 2025-08-20T05:30:10.322280 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 417717 2024-10-24T17:58:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17300 2025-08-20T05:30:22.113173 application/rdf+xml 17842 2025-08-20T05:30:11.969226 image/jpeg 2477 2025-08-20T05:30:11.921266 image/jpeg 232860 2025-08-20T05:30:11.509247 application/octet-stream application/zip