Peregrine's Progress by Jeffery Farnol

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7059.html.images 849 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7059.epub3.images 386 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7059.epub.noimages 403 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7059.kf8.images 707 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7059.kindle.images 639 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7059.txt.utf-8 736 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7059/pg7059-h.zip 376 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Farnol, Jeffery, 1878-1952
Title Peregrine's Progress
Note Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits Produced by Yvonne Dailey, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary "Peregrine's Progress" by Jeffery Farnol is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the main character, Peregrine Vereker, who is depicted as a young man grappling with his identity as he seeks to explore life beyond the sheltered upbringing he has received from his guardians, particularly his Aunt Julia, who has raised him with stringent gentility. As he embarks on a quest for manhood, the narrative hints at Peregrine's journey to discover adventure, love, and personal growth in a world brimming with characters both quirky and complex. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Peregrine’s rather amusing and dysfunctional family, led by his overprotective Aunt Julia and two eccentric uncles. The interactions between these characters are marked by playful banter and comedic tension, setting the tone for Peregrine’s subsequent quest for independence. Frustrated by being labeled "ladylike," he resolves to venture out into the world, aiming to find himself and perhaps a greater purpose, while also expressing a sincere desire for his aunt's happiness. This opening portion establishes a richly woven backdrop filled with humor and sentiment as Peregrine prepares to navigate a society full of eccentric characters, including an extraordinary tinker, and contemplate the important life lessons ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Love stories
Subject Young men -- Fiction
Subject Adventure stories
Subject England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 7059
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jun 27, 2016
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 100 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!