Jan 4, 2010

John Halifax, Gentleman | John Halifax, Gentleman

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Author: Dinah Maria Mulock
First Published: 1856
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Domestic realism
Time of Work: Turn of the nineteenth century
Setting: Rural England
Genres: Long fiction, Domestic realism
Subjects: Values, Family or family life, Nineteenth century, Middle classes, Rural or country life, Class consciousness, England or English people, Orphans or orphanages, Wealth, Society of Friends or Quakers
Locales: England

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John Halifax, an orphan who has an honest face and wants only to be given a chance to prove himself. He is given a chance by Abel Fletcher and proceeds to rise in the world by his efforts, honest dealings, and gentlemanly behavior. He wins the hand of a wealthy heiress and becomes a behind-the-scenes political power and a wealthy manufacturer. He is a good husband and father, rearing a fine family before he dies peacefully in his sleep.

Abel Fletcher, a wealthy Quaker, owner of a tannery and mill. He gives John Halifax a chance to prove himself and...

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John Halifax, Gentleman | John Halifax, Gentleman

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