Stretton

Stretton is a novel written by Henry Kingsley. The story is set in the mid-19th century in England and follows the life of a young man named Roger Hamley, who grows up in the small village of Hamley. Roger is the son of a wealthy landowner and is expected to follow in his father's footsteps and become a gentleman. However, Roger is not interested in the life of a gentleman and instead dreams of becoming a farmer.As Roger grows older, he becomes friends with a poor boy named Jem, who shares his love of the countryside. Despite their different social backgrounds, the two boys become close friends and spend their days exploring the countryside and dreaming of a better life. However, their friendship is threatened when Roger's father disapproves of Jem and forbids Roger from seeing him.As Roger struggles to find his place in the world, he becomes involved with a group of radical thinkers who are fighting for social justice and equality. The group is led by a charismatic young woman named Edith, who captures Roger's heart. However, their love is complicated by their different social backgrounds and the prejudices of their families and society.Stretton is a powerful novel that explores themes of social class, love, and identity. It is a timeless story that still resonates with readers today.Say, if you like, that the Evanses and the Mordaunts had been crossed too often, and were beginning to show the true symptoms of the decadence of a family by a stupid, blind petulance in the males. Draw a parallel with racehorses, if you like. Blue Mantle or D'Estournel for instance. Account for it as you will, the fact remains the same. That splendid young man, James Mordaunt, tamed now for five years by fear of death and by gratitude to Roland, had broken out again. He had fallen in love, it seems, with Mildred Evans; and to Roland and to his brother John he talked of murder and suicide in the maddest manner.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.