Project Gutenberg
2018-11-16
Public domain in the USA.
277
Deeping, Warwick
1877
1950
Deeping, George Warwick
The Slanderers
Produced by Mardi Desjardins & the online Distributed
Proofreaders Canada team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net
from page images generously made available by the Internet
Archive (https://archive.org)
"The Slanderers" by Warwick Deeping is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds around several characters, most notably Zeus Gildersedge, a miserly old man, and his daughter, Joan, who represents a stark contrast to her father's avarice and bitterness. The narrative likely explores themes of morality, human relationships, and the struggle between materialism and idealism as it delves into the complexities of their lives within the context of their environment. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Zeus Gildersedge, an unyielding and miserly man who isolates himself from the world, preferring his vices over human connection. He is contrasted sharply with his daughter, Joan, whose innocence, beauty, and naive curiosity about the world set her apart from her father's bleak existence. Joan’s interactions with her father reveal the strained relationship marred by his meanness and her own attempts to connect despite the oppressive atmosphere of avarice that pervades their home. The passage sets the stage for a deeper exploration of their characters as they navigate the complexities of familial love, societal expectations, and personal aspirations in a vividly described pastoral setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
en
Villages -- Fiction
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Gossip -- Fiction
PR
Text
Category: Novels
Category: British Literature
635430
2025-07-23T08:26:15.671049
text/html
638033
2018-11-16T13:26:58
text/html
469275
2025-07-23T08:26:23.154014
application/epub+zip
479812
2025-07-23T08:26:16.961028
application/epub+zip
285755
2025-07-23T08:26:16.205006
application/epub+zip
668444
2025-07-23T08:26:28.313982
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
621610
2025-07-23T08:26:22.682037
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
430055
2022-09-26T12:12:52.938340
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
557945
2025-07-23T08:26:14.147005
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
558196
2018-11-16T13:26:54
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
19124
2025-07-23T08:26:28.447964
application/rdf+xml
11962
2025-07-23T08:26:16.320997
image/jpeg
1961
2025-07-23T08:26:16.262004
image/jpeg
215607
2018-11-16T13:27:00
application/octet-stream
application/zip
467325
2018-11-16T13:27:00
application/octet-stream
application/zip
475237
2025-07-23T08:26:15.721056
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