Project Gutenberg 2006-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 164 Farnol, Jeffery 1878 1952 Farnol, John Jeffery Farnol, Jeffrey Farnol, Jack The Amateur Gentleman Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amateur_Gentleman Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Robert Prince, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distribulted Proofreading Team "The Amateur Gentleman" by Jeffery Farnol is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around Barnabas Barty, the son of a former boxing champion, who unexpectedly inherits a vast fortune and decides to pursue his lifelong ambition of becoming a gentleman. This ambition leads him to leave behind his simple life at the family inn in Kent and venture into the sophisticated world of London, filled with both challenges and adventures. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Barnabas and his father, John Barty, as they react to the news of Barnabas's unexpected inheritance—seven hundred thousand pounds left by an estranged uncle. Barnabas expresses his intent to go to London to be a gentleman, much to his father's dismay. An ensuing playful physical altercation between the two highlights Barnabas's determination and his father's skepticism. Encouraged by friends from his past, Barnabas finally resolves to embark on his journey, setting the stage for his metamorphosis while pondering the intricacies of being a gentleman in the process. Through vivid dialogue and character exchanges, the opening chapters lay a humorous groundwork for Barnabas's quest for identity and societal acceptance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Bildungsromans Young men -- Fiction Social classes -- Fiction PR Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1230021 2025-08-04T10:18:48.930860 text/html 1229842 2025-01-12T18:24:33.950587 text/html 522778 2025-08-04T10:19:04.831312 application/epub+zip 539288 2025-08-04T10:18:51.922371 application/epub+zip 539288 2025-08-04T10:18:50.270408 application/epub+zip 957770 2025-08-04T10:19:15.057253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 860721 2025-08-04T10:19:03.435306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 834825 2022-09-05T05:51:54.634751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1070170 2025-08-04T10:18:47.928916 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1070149 2020-12-27T00:44:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1070140 2020-12-27T00:44:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20825 2025-08-04T10:19:15.228236 application/rdf+xml 12795 2025-08-04T10:18:50.769356 image/jpeg 3282 2025-08-04T10:18:50.519371 image/jpeg 408497 2020-12-27T00:44:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 408452 2020-12-27T00:44:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 506715 2025-08-04T10:18:49.019875 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