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