Project Gutenberg 2017-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 296 MacDonald, George 1824 1905 Guild Court: A London Story Produced by Mary Glenn Krause, MFR, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Guild Court: A London Story" by George MacDonald is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative appears to explore themes of societal norms, individual aspirations, and the complexities of personal relationships through the lives of its characters, particularly focusing on young Thomas Worboise and his interactions in a bustling London setting. The opening of the book introduces Thomas Worboise, a young man making his way from Highbury to the City on a notably beautiful November morning. As he walks, he is joined by his acquaintance Charles Wither, and their conversation reveals conflicts between religious convictions and secular pleasures. Thomas grapples with feelings of inadequacy and a desire for purpose as he navigates his daily life at the counting-house under the watchful eye of Mr. Boxall. This section lays the groundwork for his character development while hinting at broader themes of youth, responsibility, and the struggle for self-identity amidst societal expectations. The interactions set a tone of introspection and foreshadow the exploration of Thomas's relationships with family, friends, and potential love interests as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en London (England) -- Fiction Christian fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 989754 2025-07-22T10:47:27.116429 text/html 982076 2024-10-23T03:00:40 text/html 637112 2025-07-22T10:47:38.457336 application/epub+zip 650332 2025-07-22T10:47:28.813395 application/epub+zip 426268 2025-07-22T10:47:27.970417 application/epub+zip 921510 2025-07-22T10:47:45.485350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 861483 2025-07-22T10:47:37.372357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 640332 2022-08-25T09:57:48.940530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 920481 2025-07-22T10:47:25.042446 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 900534 2024-10-23T03:00:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16414 2025-07-22T10:47:45.626299 application/rdf+xml 16673 2025-07-22T10:47:28.077384 image/jpeg 2513 2025-07-22T10:47:28.024400 image/jpeg 611031 2025-07-22T10:47:27.213387 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