Project Gutenberg 2020-04-11 Public domain in the USA. 136 A. L. O. E. 1821 1893 A.L.O.E. Tucker, Charlotte Maria Tucker, C. M. Sheer Off: A Tale Produced by Richard Hulse, Val Wooff and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Sheer Off: A Tale" by A. L. O. E. is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Ned Franks, a one-armed sailor turned schoolmaster, and his attempts to uplift his community in the village of Colme, particularly focusing on the plight of the damned almshouses and the struggles of his neighbor, John Sands, whose wife suffers from alcoholism. Through its exploration of themes like charity, community spirit, and personal responsibility, the novel invites readers to consider the moral dilemmas faced by its characters, setting the stage for deeper social commentary. At the start of the tale, readers are introduced to the contrasting worlds of Ned Franks and Nancy Sands, whose jealousy of Ned's newly appointed role as schoolmaster starkly contrasts the joyful occasion of his child’s christening. The opening scene captures a village gathering to celebrate, against which Nancy’s scorn highlights her bitterness. Franks himself is depicted as a kind-hearted individual, striving to maintain a positive environment for his students while contemplating his responsibilities towards the poor and the downtrodden of the village. Discussions about the state of the almshouses establish the book's central conflict: the need for community support and the challenge of overcoming personal obstacles. The arrival of Mr. Leyton, the young curate, adds another layer to the unfolding narrative, setting up future interactions that will further explore the themes of redemption and the human capacity for change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Charity -- Juvenile fiction Marriage -- Juvenile fiction Almshouses -- Juvenile fiction Christian converts from Judaism -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 481434 2025-06-24T12:26:05.126830 text/html 464556 2024-10-17T17:28:17 text/html 842645 2025-06-24T12:26:12.282777 application/epub+zip 840127 2025-06-24T12:26:06.182840 application/epub+zip 277726 2025-06-24T12:26:05.638833 application/epub+zip 943452 2025-06-24T12:26:16.691773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 886230 2025-06-24T12:26:11.660793 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324376 2022-09-27T22:38:06.722976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427785 2023-09-26T10:52:14.781741 text/plain 407801 2024-10-17T17:28:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17542 2025-06-24T12:26:16.818776 application/rdf+xml 7613 2025-06-24T12:26:05.731824 image/jpeg 1975 2025-06-24T12:26:05.683813 image/jpeg 761459 2025-06-24T12:26:05.180866 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