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Title: Joshua Marvel

Credits: Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by
Google Books (the University of California)

Summary: "Joshua Marvel" by B. L. Farjeon is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the titular character, Joshua Marvel, who is the son of a wood-turner in Stepney. As the novel unfolds, readers are set to explore themes of aspiration, familial expectations, and the struggle for identity against the backdrop of a working-class family. The opening of the book introduces the Marvel family, consisting of George Marvel, a wood-turner, his wife, and their two children, including Joshua. Despite their humble means, the family experiences love and respect in their overcrowded parish. Joshua grapples with his future and expresses a strong desire not to follow in his father's trade, leading to family discussions filled with both hope and uncertainty. As Joshua rejects the notion of being a wood-turner, his mother wishes for him to find purpose while his father ambiguously supports his son's pursuit of a different path, setting the stage for Joshua's eventual quest for self-discovery and ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Farjeon, B. L. (Benjamin Leopold), 1833-1903

EBook No.: 53509

Published: Nov 12, 2016

Downloads: 164

Language: English

Subject: English fiction -- 19th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Joshua Marvel

Credits: Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by
Google Books (the University of California)

Summary: "Joshua Marvel" by B. L. Farjeon is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the titular character, Joshua Marvel, who is the son of a wood-turner in Stepney. As the novel unfolds, readers are set to explore themes of aspiration, familial expectations, and the struggle for identity against the backdrop of a working-class family. The opening of the book introduces the Marvel family, consisting of George Marvel, a wood-turner, his wife, and their two children, including Joshua. Despite their humble means, the family experiences love and respect in their overcrowded parish. Joshua grapples with his future and expresses a strong desire not to follow in his father's trade, leading to family discussions filled with both hope and uncertainty. As Joshua rejects the notion of being a wood-turner, his mother wishes for him to find purpose while his father ambiguously supports his son's pursuit of a different path, setting the stage for Joshua's eventual quest for self-discovery and ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Farjeon, B. L. (Benjamin Leopold), 1833-1903

EBook No.: 53509

Published: Nov 12, 2016

Downloads: 164

Language: English

Subject: English fiction -- 19th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.