Project Gutenberg 2019-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 166 Yates, Edmund 1831 1894 Yates, Edmund Hodgson Yates, E. (Edmund) Black Sheep: A Novel Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by Google Books "Black Sheep: A Novel" by Edmund Yates is a fiction work written in the late 19th century. The narrative follows George Dallas, a young man who feels like an outcast in his affluent and respected family due to his disconnection from his wealthy stepfather, Mr. Carruthers. The opening chapters explore themes of alienation, desperation, and the search for familial connection as Dallas navigates the icy, cold landscape, both literally and metaphorically, in pursuit of his mother amidst a backdrop of societal expectations and personal failures. At the start of the novel, George arrives at Amherst station, where he is visibly out of place—shivering and dressed inadequately for the freezing weather. He is acutely aware of his estrangement from his mother and stepfather, feeling bitterness towards our view of wealth and respectability they represent. After evading detection, he hides to observe a festive ball, hoping to see his mother, who has been reclusive and seemingly unable to act against his stepfather's prohibition of his presence. The chapter reveals George’s feelings of envy and longing as he reflects on his family's lavish life while grappling with his own disillusionment and plight. As he finally seeks solace in a conversation with Nurse Ellen, his old caretaker, the tension builds around whether he will reunite with his mother and gain the help he so desperately needs against the looming shadow of his debts and ruined reputation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1083837 2025-06-24T04:09:51.323073 text/html 1098069 2019-07-16T12:05:18 text/html 484275 2025-06-24T04:10:04.135973 application/epub+zip 504661 2025-06-24T04:09:54.667026 application/epub+zip 499145 2025-06-24T04:09:53.209048 application/epub+zip 816122 2025-06-24T04:10:11.546960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 780895 2025-06-24T04:10:03.163976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 731248 2022-09-27T04:40:11.427293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1044256 2025-06-24T04:09:48.950075 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1044459 2019-07-16T12:05:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18562 2025-06-24T04:10:11.696894 application/rdf+xml 13336 2025-06-24T04:09:53.809982 image/jpeg 3521 2025-06-24T04:09:53.505987 image/jpeg 396496 2019-07-16T12:05:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 404054 2019-07-16T12:05:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 472629 2025-06-24T04:09:51.420997 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