More Pages from a Journal

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, William Hale, 1831-1913

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"More Pages from a Journal" by William Hale White is a collection of fictional essays written in the late 19th century. The narrative captures the lives and thoughts of various characters navigating social interactions, personal struggles, and existential dilemmas within the confines of a boarding house in Brighton, England. The opening chapters present Miss Toller, a boarding house keeper, alongside her lodgers, including the widowed Mrs. Poulter, the clergyman Mr. Goacher, and the self-sufficient Miss Everard, exploring themes of class, social status, and human connection during a Christmas set against a backdrop of introspection and emotional complexity. The opening of the book introduces Miss Toller, her modest lodgings, and her interactions with the eclectic group of boarders living in Russell House. Each character is introduced with a backstory, revealing their unique motivations, relationships, and conflicts. The narrative delves into Christmas preparations and heated discussions among the lodgers, centering around social niceties and underlying tensions regarding class distinctions. Miss Toller, caught between her obligations to her lodgers and her own sense of self-worth, faces an internal struggle as she contemplates her past and the sacrifices she has made. The portrayal of these characters and their dynamics sets the stage for a rich exploration of themes such as resilience, connection, and the sometimes harsh realities of social life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

A bad dream

Esther

Kate Radcliffe

Mr. Whittaker's retirement

Confessions of a self-tormentor

A letter to the 'Rambler'

A letter from the authoress of 'Judith Crowhurst'

Clearing-up after a storm in January

The end of the north wind

Romney Marsh

Axmouth

The preacher and the sea

Conversion

July

A Sunday morning in November

Under Beachy Head: December

24th December

Dreaming

Ourselves

The riddle

An epoch

Belief

Extracts from a diary on the Quantocks

Godwin and Wordsworth

Notes

Shakespeare.

Credits:

Transcribed from the 1910 Oxford University Press edition by David Price

Notes:

Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2004-09-01