Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 136 MacDonald, George 1824 1905 St. George and St. Michael Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Distributed Proofreading Team "St. George and St. Michael" by George MacDonald is a historical novel written during the late 19th century. The story unfolds against a backdrop of societal upheaval and political strife, focusing on the lives of its central characters, particularly Dorothy Vaughan and Richard Heywood, as they navigate the complex moral and ideological landscapes of their time. The beginning of the novel introduces a somber autumn afternoon where Dorothy and her mother converse with Mr. Herbert, a clergyman, about the troubling state of the world, reflecting on themes of morality and the moral challenges posed by authority. As the rain falls outside, an atmosphere of gloom is punctuated by the rays of the setting sun, mirroring the tension in the interpersonal dynamics that emerges when Richard attempts to express his feelings for Dorothy. Their conversation reveals their differing perspectives on loyalty to the Church versus emerging political beliefs, setting the stage for deeper ideological conflicts that may challenge both their friendship and their futures amidst the looming trials of their era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1015807 2025-08-03T05:22:25.235242 text/html 1015628 2025-01-09T20:30:02.655028 text/html 462524 2025-08-03T05:22:37.062128 application/epub+zip 477524 2025-08-03T05:22:28.389229 application/epub+zip 456475 2025-08-03T05:22:27.092223 application/epub+zip 803431 2025-08-03T05:22:44.364135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 735130 2025-08-03T05:22:36.157157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696141 2022-09-03T08:42:45.180353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 937507 2025-08-03T05:22:24.471215 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 937359 2011-06-21T14:25:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17231 2025-08-03T05:22:44.494083 application/rdf+xml 13103 2025-08-03T05:22:27.585158 image/jpeg 3628 2025-08-03T05:22:27.340199 image/jpeg 360728 2011-06-21T14:27:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 456034 2025-08-03T05:22:25.315171 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