Project Gutenberg 2022-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 136 Howitt, William 1792 1879 Woodburn Grange: A story of English country life; vol. 1 of 3 $aUnited Kingdom :$bCharles W. Wood,$c1867. Sonya Schermann, Bob Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Woodburn Grange: A Story of English Country Life; vol. 1 of 3" by William Howitt is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story appears to revolve around the last member of the Rockville lineage, Sir Roger Rockville, exploring themes of aristocratic decay and social change within the English countryside. Other characters introduced in the opening portions include the widowed Mrs. Deg and her son Simon, representing a new line against the backdrop of traditional gentry, suggesting a contrast between the established aristocracy and the emerging middle class. At the start of the narrative, we learn about Sir Roger Rockville, the last of a long line of a once-prominent family that has since declined into stagnation. Described as lonely and unable to connect with the changing society around him, Sir Roger's estate is juxtaposed with the rising manufacturing town of Great Castleborough, which represents a shift in social dynamics. Other elements introduced include the character of Simon Deg, a previously destitute individual who is now gaining prominence, setting the stage for a clash between the old order of landed gentry and the new social realities. The opening chapters thus establish a rich array of characters and themes that promise an insightful exploration of class and community in rural England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/woodburngrangest01howi/page/n5/mode/2up 20210331230931howitt 1867 GB Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Religious fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 366343 2025-06-27T11:56:11.350968 text/html 341562 2024-10-19T03:03:51 text/html 373739 2025-06-27T11:56:17.012866 application/epub+zip 369997 2025-06-27T11:56:12.729893 application/epub+zip 369996 2025-06-27T11:56:11.972887 application/epub+zip 1112315 2025-06-27T11:56:20.323880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1082371 2025-06-27T11:56:16.355876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329039 2025-06-27T11:56:10.671951 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 308924 2024-10-19T03:03:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16093 2025-06-27T11:56:20.463856 application/rdf+xml 19735 2025-06-27T11:56:12.179888 image/jpeg 2457 2025-06-27T11:56:12.073887 image/jpeg 794544 2025-06-27T11:56:11.385922 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