Project Gutenberg 2018-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 116 Speight, T. W. (Thomas Wilkinson) 1830 1915 Speight, Thomas Wilkinson A Barren Title: A Novel Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by The Internet Web Archive (The Library of Congress) "A Barren Title: A Novel" by T. W. Speight is a fictional work written in the late 19th century. The novel revolves around the character John Fildew, a shabby-genteel man, and his interactions with his family and those connected to the recently deceased Earl of Loughton. We follow Fildew as he navigates his life marked by past glories, financial struggles, and societal perceptions, eventually leading to a deeper involvement in the affairs of the aristocracy. The opening portion introduces Mr. John Fildew, establishing a vivid picture of his character and living conditions in a bustling part of London. It paints a portrait of a man in his early fifties, grappling with the remnants of past dignity while struggling with his current financial precariousness. Through his afternoon stroll, we witness his peculiar habits and social standings, including scorn for his son’s suggestions to improve his appearance. His encounter with Mr. Macer, a painter, hints at Fildew’s connections to the artistic world through his son, Clem, setting the stage for the father-son dynamics and the central conflict regarding the family’s relationship with the recently passed earl’s troubled legacy. The opening establishes the tone of satire and social commentary that is likely to continue throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction English fiction -- 19th century Painters -- Fiction Families -- Fiction Identity -- Fiction Nobility -- England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 310290 2025-07-23T05:17:34.695945 text/html 308524 2018-07-31T16:41:10 text/html 188378 2025-07-23T05:17:41.326913 application/epub+zip 193908 2025-07-23T05:17:37.405902 application/epub+zip 179549 2025-07-23T05:17:36.304929 application/epub+zip 351965 2025-07-23T05:17:44.188919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331596 2025-07-23T05:17:40.639886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267649 2022-09-26T04:46:55.735919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288552 2025-07-23T05:17:33.964969 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 288452 2018-07-31T16:38:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19688 2025-07-23T05:17:44.545869 application/rdf+xml 13782 2025-07-23T05:17:36.796909 image/jpeg 3996 2025-07-23T05:17:36.547914 image/jpeg 110471 2018-07-31T16:38:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 113597 2018-07-31T18:26:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 184952 2025-07-23T05:17:34.719949 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