Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 211 Fuller, Henry Blake 1857 1929 Fuller, Henry B. (Henry Blake) Page, Stanton Under the Skylights The downfall of Abner Joyce -- Little O'Grady vs. the Grindstone -- Dr. Gowdy and the squash. Produced by Eric Eldred, Thomas Berger and the Distributed Proofreaders team "Under the Skylights" by Henry Blake Fuller is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book revolves around Abner Joyce, a passionate young writer whose earnestness and socially conscious perspectives on rural life and community reform shape his literary works. At its core, the narrative explores Abner's interactions with various city denizens—ranging from affluent society members to fellow artists and reformers—as he grapples with issues of social justice and personal identity. The opening of the story establishes Abner Joyce's character as a driven, idealistic individual who has recently gained attention with his first book, "This Weary World." His intense earnestness is juxtaposed with the superficiality he perceives in the urban social scene, which he navigates with a mixture of intrigue and disdain. As the chapters progress, the text introduces a colorful cast of characters, including Mrs. Palmer Pence, a wealthy society woman, and Leverett Whyland, a man of influence, setting the stage for Abner's internal and external conflicts between his humble origins and the seductive allure of urban intellectual life. The beginning effectively captures the tension between idealism and pragmatism, hinting at the shifts Abner will experience as he attempts to find his place among the contrasts of his rural upbringing and the modern city culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 491865 2025-08-04T05:06:51.556537 text/html 491686 2025-01-11T02:44:15.975285 text/html 260591 2025-08-04T05:06:59.182574 application/epub+zip 267566 2025-08-04T05:06:53.490638 application/epub+zip 267567 2025-08-04T05:06:52.291588 application/epub+zip 487307 2025-08-04T05:07:03.896647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436731 2025-08-04T05:06:58.416519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411573 2022-09-04T09:24:11.287240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445987 2025-08-04T05:06:51.146624 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 445750 2012-08-03T21:43:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17504 2025-08-04T05:07:04.032549 application/rdf+xml 12703 2025-08-04T05:06:52.825533 image/jpeg 3319 2025-08-04T05:06:52.559580 image/jpeg 176766 2012-08-03T21:45:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 255308 2025-08-04T05:06:51.593616 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