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"Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little-" "Vagabond," I think the woman (Sally Watkins, once my nurse), was going to say, but she changed her mind. My father and I both glanced round, surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets: but when the lad addressed... Read Full Overview

John Halifax, Gentleman follows the fortunes of a poor orphan who is befriended by the narrator, Phineas Fletcher, the invalid son of a Quaker tanner in an English provincial town. He raises himself up from his humble beginnings, and the book reflects the changing conditions... Read Full Overview

'John Halifax, Gentleman' follows the fortunes of a poor orphan who is befriended by the narrator, Phineas Fletcher. He raises himself up from his humble beginnings, and the book reflects the changing conditions in England during the late 18th and early 19th century.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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"John Halifax, Gentleman" by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik is a captivating Victorian novel that blends social realism and Bildungsroman themes. As a work of fiction, Craik's narrative explores the journey of John Halifax, a young man navigating the complexities of social class and... Read Full Overview