Project Gutenberg 2024-01-08 Public domain in the USA. 186 Scargill, William Pitt 1787 1836 Scargill, W. Pitt (William Pitt) Penelope : $b or, Love's labour lost. A novel. Volume 3 (of 3) $aLondon :$bHunt & Clarke, $c1828. Lisa Corcoran, Tim Lindell 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.) "Penelope: or, Love's Labour Lost" by Scargill is a novel written in the early 19th century. Set in a time marked by social conventions and class distinctions, the story appears to revolve around various characters navigating their desires, ambitions, and social standings, particularly focusing on the titular character, Penelope Primrose. The narrative hints at themes of love, vanity, and the intricacies of relationships within the upper class. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Miss Glossop, who, intrigued by Colonel Crop and the allure of the elite, ventures into Smatterton Park, where Lord Spoonbill mistakes her for Penelope. This chance encounter sparks a chain of amusing and socially revealing events about class perceptions and individual aspirations. Lord Spoonbill is portrayed as a somewhat foolish yet curious heir, while Miss Glossop exhibits her affected demeanor as she navigates the grandeur of Smatterton Castle. The opening establishes a playful atmosphere, hinting at both romantic entanglements and social satire, as Miss Glossop daydreams about high society, setting the stage for further character complexities and societal critiques. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220121061510scargill 1828 GB Reading ease score: 57.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 327255 2025-09-28T14:29:26.073917 text/html 304587 2024-01-08T19:12:51 text/html 400078 2025-09-28T14:29:31.108845 application/epub+zip 396754 2025-09-28T14:29:27.328834 application/epub+zip 234526 2025-09-28T14:29:26.674835 application/epub+zip 560327 2025-09-28T14:29:34.154855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530282 2025-09-28T14:29:30.603885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298199 2025-09-28T14:29:25.648846 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 278372 2024-01-08T19:12:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15469 2025-09-28T14:29:34.291764 application/rdf+xml 11024 2025-09-28T14:29:26.919852 image/jpeg 2078 2025-09-28T14:29:26.794799 image/jpeg 379991 2025-09-28T14:29:26.103851 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