Project Gutenberg 2024-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 139 Sargent, George E. (George Eliel) 1809 1883 Sargent, G. E. (George Eliel) Sargent, George Eliel John Tincroft, bachelor and benedict : $b or, Without intending it $aLondon :$bThe Religious Tract Society, $c1891. "John Tincroft, Bachelor and Benedict: or, Without Intending It" by George E. Sargent is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story follows John Tincroft, a shy, awkward undergraduate at Oxford who is invited to spend his long vacation at the country home of a college friend. As he acclimates to this new life away from the confines of academia, he becomes entangled in a web of social interactions and romantic tensions alongside the challenges faced by the struggling Wilson family. The opening portion of the novel introduces us to John Tincroft's circumstances as an orphan living with an unsympathetic guardian, setting the stage for his escape to the freedom of Grigson Manor. Initially relieved at the invitation, John's experiences reveal his social awkwardness and rear him into a world dominated by rural life and budding romances. As he mingles with his host's family and interacts with the alluring yet troubled Sarah Wilson, we sense John’s emotional awakening, yet he is unaware of the complexities introduced by her engagements and familial struggles. The foundation laid in this opening invites readers into a narrative that promises charm, personal growth, and a reflection on societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240305115232sargent 1891 GB Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Kindness -- Juvenile fiction Country life -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Courtship -- Juvenile fiction Marriage -- Juvenile fiction Bachelors -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 706543 2025-07-29T05:21:56.626218 text/html 679765 2024-03-18T15:11:39 text/html 3622346 2025-07-29T05:22:05.245172 application/epub+zip 3639749 2025-07-29T05:21:58.022226 application/epub+zip 342486 2025-07-29T05:21:57.395208 application/epub+zip 3813006 2025-07-29T05:22:10.440161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3778503 2025-07-29T05:22:04.653184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 665329 2025-07-29T05:21:54.888238 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 645532 2024-03-18T15:11:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18056 2025-07-29T05:22:10.591133 application/rdf+xml 26120 2025-07-29T05:21:57.497209 image/jpeg 3021 2025-07-29T05:21:57.447217 image/jpeg 4704838 2025-07-29T05:21:56.879216 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