Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 441 Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew) 1860 1937 Barrie, James Matthew Barrie, J.M. The Little Minister This eBook was produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading team "The Little Minister" by J. M. Barrie is a novel written during the late 19th century. Set in the fictional Scottish village of Thrums, the story centers on Gavin Dishart, a young minister who is about to embrace his new position while navigating the complexities of love, duty, and social tensions within his community. The opening of the novel introduces us to a reflective narrative style, as an unnamed dominie reminisces about the life of Gavin Dishart. We learn that Gavin, at just twenty-one, has arrived in Thrums full of hope and enthusiasm, along with his protective mother. Their arrival is juxtaposed with the poignant memory of unfulfilled love between a previous minister and the woman he never married. Gavin's character is portrayed as earnest and well-intentioned, but he is soon entwined in the lives of the townsfolk, and a hint of looming conflicts—both personal and societal—is introduced through his interactions. The narrative is rich with the local color of Thrums and sets the stage for the unfolding drama as Gavin encounters various characters, including an enigmatic Egyptian woman, hinting at the romantic and social challenges he will face. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 89.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Clergy -- Fiction Scotland -- Fiction Deception -- Fiction Romanies -- Fiction Country life -- Scotland -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 710857 2025-08-02T13:55:36.135217 text/html 710678 2025-01-09T17:59:33.855708 text/html 324927 2025-08-02T13:55:45.588185 application/epub+zip 334505 2025-08-02T13:55:38.287223 application/epub+zip 334506 2025-08-02T13:55:36.927224 application/epub+zip 608259 2025-08-02T13:55:51.377138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555677 2025-08-02T13:55:44.746180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530951 2022-09-03T05:48:30.109064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 631080 2025-08-02T13:55:35.400240 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 626355 2020-12-28T13:45:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18163 2025-08-02T13:55:51.527127 application/rdf+xml 13520 2025-08-02T13:55:37.579190 image/jpeg 3537 2025-08-02T13:55:37.179211 image/jpeg 239823 2020-12-28T13:45:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 319503 2025-08-02T13:55:36.190203 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