Project Gutenberg 2023-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 127 Hatton, Joseph 1841 1907 The Tallants of Barton, vol. 1 (of 3) : $b A tale of fortune and finance $aUnited Kingdom :$bTinsley Brothers, $c1867. Sonya Schermann, Debrah Thompson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Tallants of Barton, vol. 1 (of 3): A Tale of Fortune and Finance" by Joseph Hatton is a novel written in the late 19th century. This tale introduces readers to the lives of the Tallant family, primarily focused on Christopher Tallant, a self-made merchant who has risen to prominence, and his two children, Richard and Phœbe. Themes of wealth, ambition, and interpersonal relationships are woven throughout the narrative, promising a compelling exploration of fortune and family dynamics. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Barton Hall, the luxurious home of Christopher Tallant, set in the picturesque Avonworth Vale. The narrative describes the grandeur of the estate and the character of the ambitious merchant, who is deeply proud of his accomplishments yet burdened by past losses, particularly the untimely deaths of his two wives. The opening chapters establish a rich social landscape, featuring the contrasting lives of the Tallants and their associates, including the artistic Arthur Phillips and the struggling Somerton family. This backdrop sets the stage for future developments involving love, societal expectations, and the darker undercurrents of ambition and greed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/tallantsofbarton02hatt/page/n7/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/tallantsofbarton03hatt/page/n7/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/tallantsofbarton01hatt/page/n7/mode/2up 20210506101916hatton 1867 GB Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 337333 2025-06-28T05:37:37.963726 text/html 336216 2023-05-02T03:58:40 text/html 368243 2025-06-28T05:37:43.957663 application/epub+zip 364142 2025-06-28T05:37:39.162705 application/epub+zip 251246 2025-06-28T05:37:38.535672 application/epub+zip 522657 2025-06-28T05:37:47.435627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489987 2025-06-28T05:37:43.395713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297018 2025-06-28T05:37:37.299712 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 296799 2023-05-02T03:58:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18028 2025-06-28T05:37:47.570635 application/rdf+xml 9911 2025-06-28T05:37:38.730679 image/jpeg 1909 2025-06-28T05:37:38.630684 image/jpeg 113168 2023-05-02T03:58:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 646766 2023-05-02T03:58:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 648354 2025-06-28T05:37:37.993729 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