Project Gutenberg 2020-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 99 Yates, Edmund 1831 1894 Yates, Edmund Hodgson Yates, E. (Edmund) Wrecked in Port: A Novel Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by the US Web Archive "Wrecked in Port: A Novel" by Edmund Yates is a novel written in the late 19th century. It explores themes of social class, ambition, and personal struggle alongside the insights of complex characters navigating through life's adversities. The narrative begins with the death of Reverend James Ashurst, painting a poignant portrait of his family's plight, particularly focusing on his determined daughter, Marian, who becomes the story's central figure. The opening of the novel introduces a community mourning the death of Reverend Ashurst and follows the conversations of schoolboys discussing the implications of their headmaster’s illness and potential death. It establishes the somber atmosphere surrounding the Ashurst family through Marian's reflections on her father's failing health and the stark reality of their financial struggles, leading to his untimely death. As the narrative shifts to Marian's perspective, the reader becomes aware of her fierce intellect and ambition, as well as her understanding of their dire circumstances. She grapples with the loss, her family's socioeconomic challenges, and the tensions of their social standing amid the wealthier residents of Helmingham, setting the stage for her future choices and alliances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 920750 2025-07-24T10:37:25.697439 text/html 906081 2024-10-17T16:34:07 text/html 429981 2025-07-24T10:37:37.322327 application/epub+zip 447828 2025-07-24T10:37:29.186362 application/epub+zip 439744 2025-07-24T10:37:27.743375 application/epub+zip 742388 2025-07-24T10:37:43.497335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 712671 2025-07-24T10:37:36.136372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 671327 2022-09-27T18:31:26.953869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 886426 2025-07-24T10:37:24.181401 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 866709 2024-10-17T16:34:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16156 2025-07-24T10:37:43.635391 application/rdf+xml 14449 2025-07-24T10:37:28.291366 image/jpeg 4025 2025-07-24T10:37:28.027394 image/jpeg 420638 2025-07-24T10:37:25.768443 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