Project Gutenberg 2019-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 300 Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic) 1867 1940 Benson, Edward Frederic Benson, Edward F. (Edward Frederic) 23012674 Colin Produced by Tim Lindell, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Colin" by E. F. Benson is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with the Staniers, a family steeped in superstition and bound by a sinister legend that dates back to the time of Queen Elizabeth I. The tale centers around Colin Stanier, the youthful and charming shepherd who finds himself involved in a fateful encounter with the Queen that leads to his extraordinary rise within the aristocracy while grappling with the consequences of a dangerous deal made with the devil. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the Staniers and their ancestral legend, which involves a young Colin saving Queen Elizabeth from a fall, thereby capturing her favor. A supernatural twist occurs when Colin allegedly makes a pact with Satan, ushering in prosperity for his family at a dire cost. As Colin ascends to prominence, the narrative explores themes of power, ambition, vanity, and the eventual moral and spiritual decay that follows. Through Colin's arc and the subsequent generational dynamics of the Stanier family, the story hints at the unraveling of this once-great lineage, revealing foundational vulnerabilities underneath the gilded facade. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Brothers -- Fiction England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Twins -- Fiction Legends -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: British Literature 694096 2025-07-24T08:08:25.698194 text/html 679719 2024-10-17T14:58:52 text/html 295456 2025-07-24T08:08:33.635162 application/epub+zip 302799 2025-07-24T08:08:27.068234 application/epub+zip 300700 2025-07-24T08:08:26.474198 application/epub+zip 487630 2025-07-24T08:08:38.937163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442945 2025-07-24T08:08:32.911170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439105 2022-09-27T13:27:15.219033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 656860 2025-07-24T08:08:24.532221 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 637063 2024-10-17T14:58:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17957 2025-07-24T08:08:39.078145 application/rdf+xml 11953 2025-07-24T08:08:26.585207 image/jpeg 2787 2025-07-24T08:08:26.525214 image/jpeg 273427 2025-07-24T08:08:25.758257 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