Project Gutenberg 2021-11-05 Public domain in the USA. 188 Belloc, Hilaire 1870 1953 Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc, H. Mr. Clutterbuck's Election $aUnited Kingdom :$bEveleigh Nash,$c1908. Tim Lindell, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Mr. Clutterbuck's Election" by Hilaire Belloc is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is centered on the character of Mr. Clutterbuck, a businessman navigating the social and financial challenges of his time, particularly against the backdrop of the Second Boer War in South Africa. The narrative delves into themes of wealth, social standing, and the intricacies of commercial relationships. The opening of the novel introduces us to Mr. Clutterbuck, who has transitioned from a modest livelihood to a more affluent lifestyle through various business negotiations. Set during a tumultuous period marked by war and economic shifts, Mr. Clutterbuck's humble beginnings and subsequent rise in fortune are highlighted, as is his interaction with a neighbor, Mr. Boyle, who presents him with a peculiar business proposition involving a million eggs amid a time of crisis. The chapter also reveals glimpses of Clutterbuck's home life, particularly his relationship with his wife, establishing a contrast between his commercial ambitions and domestic challenges. The beginning sets the stage for Clutterbuck's journey through the complexities of business, personal integrity, and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/mrclutterbucksel00bell/page/n5/mode/2up 20200513045702belloc 1908 GB Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Political fiction Capitalists and financiers -- Fiction Great Britain -- Politics and government -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 476766 2025-07-26T10:21:58.724635 text/html 462209 2024-10-18T16:55:22 text/html 217393 2025-07-26T10:22:05.289612 application/epub+zip 221594 2025-07-26T10:21:59.747646 application/epub+zip 221593 2025-07-26T10:21:59.200627 application/epub+zip 360776 2025-07-26T10:22:09.766561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325528 2025-07-26T10:22:04.633624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311688 2022-09-29T22:49:17.556752 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438393 2025-07-26T10:21:57.905666 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 418400 2024-10-18T16:55:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17190 2025-07-26T10:22:09.914563 application/rdf+xml 6827 2025-07-26T10:21:59.292605 image/jpeg 1116 2025-07-26T10:21:59.247610 image/jpeg 198114 2025-07-26T10:21:58.762628 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