Project Gutenberg 2015-10-10 Public domain in the USA. 127 Besant, Walter 1836 1901 Besant, Sir Walter Maurice, Walter The Fourth Generation Produced by Shaun Pinder, 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 Fourth Generation" by Sir Walter Besant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story explores themes of family legacy, ancestral burdens, and the consequences of one’s heritage. At its center is the character of Leonard Campaigne, who is confronted with the eccentricity of his great-grandfather, a recluse, and begins to uncover the hidden misfortunes that have befallen his family over generations. The opening of the novel introduces a stark and desolate March morning, where the protagonist’s great-grandfather walks the terrace of his grand but decaying estate in solitude. As Leonard reflects on his ancestor's peculiar and isolated existence, he is simultaneously engrossed in his own ambitions and doubts about family legacy. The narrative reveals that the old man has lived a life devoid of outside interaction for nearly seventy years, suggesting a deeper story of loss tied to past events. The chapter culminates with Leonard's visit, eliciting a complex mix of emotions, as he comes to terms with the weight of his family's history—a tapestry woven with tragedy, unspoken words, and the shadow of misfortune. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Murder -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 550834 2025-07-20T06:49:49.711312 text/html 540519 2024-10-22T23:15:06 text/html 280693 2025-07-20T06:49:55.852304 application/epub+zip 290125 2025-07-20T06:49:50.509316 application/epub+zip 254555 2025-07-20T06:49:50.110288 application/epub+zip 455686 2025-07-20T06:50:00.482286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419776 2025-07-20T06:49:55.478278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383163 2022-09-22T16:49:11.283146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 517637 2025-07-20T06:49:48.773297 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 497792 2024-10-22T23:15:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17512 2025-07-20T06:50:00.615230 application/rdf+xml 17414 2025-07-20T06:49:50.191332 image/jpeg 2703 2025-07-20T06:49:50.151302 image/jpeg 273736 2025-07-20T06:49:49.757315 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