Project Gutenberg 2024-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 161 Sandys, Sydney Wood, Stanley L. 1866 1928 Wood, Stanley Llewellyn Jack Carstairs of the power house : $b A tale of some very young men and a very young industry 2nd edition. $aLondon :$bMethuen & Co., $c1909. Al Haines "Jack Carstairs of the Power House" by Sydney Sandys is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a young engineer named Jack Carstairs, who is working in an electric power station in Scotland. The narrative explores his ambitions and encounters, particularly focusing on a romantic relationship with a gipsy girl, delving into themes of love, aspirations, and the emerging industrial environment of the time. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Jack as he admires the beauty of the Scottish landscape while working at the power house. He encounters a young gipsy girl scavenging for coal, which sparks a conversation that reveals their contrasting backgrounds. Their growing attraction is palpable as they share moments of connection, highlighting Jack's serious demeanor contrasted with the girl’s carefree spirit. As they spend time together, their conversations touch on broader themes, such as work, leisure, and their different life experiences. However, the initial romance is complicated by the presence of the girl's fiancé, setting the stage for a blend of ambition and personal conflict as Jack navigates his engineering career and burgeoning feelings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240411152152sandys 1909 GB Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Young men -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Adventure stories Great Britain -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Electrical engineers -- Fiction Power-plants -- Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 558756 2025-07-29T06:14:29.186766 text/html 535215 2024-04-14T00:49:41 text/html 983023 2025-07-29T06:14:35.696714 application/epub+zip 991441 2025-07-29T06:14:30.083730 application/epub+zip 269924 2025-07-29T06:14:29.612735 application/epub+zip 1140201 2025-07-29T06:14:39.981691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1124155 2025-07-29T06:14:35.257726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 513915 2025-07-29T06:14:27.353748 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 494066 2024-04-14T00:49:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17666 2025-07-29T06:14:40.185668 application/rdf+xml 10546 2025-07-29T06:14:29.723733 image/jpeg 1723 2025-07-29T06:14:29.670715 image/jpeg 1438330 2025-07-29T06:14:29.247734 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