Tristram of Blent by Antonio Hope

Name: Tristram of Blent
Author: Antonio Hope

Tristram of Blent is a novel written by Antonio Hope in 1907. The story follows the life of Tristram, the son of a wealthy family, who inherits Blent, a large estate in Cornwall, after his father's death. However, Tristram soon discovers that the estate is heavily indebted and that he must find a way to save it from financial ruin. As Tristram navigates the challenges of managing Blent, he also grapples with personal struggles, including his complicated relationship with his mother and his feelings of isolation and loneliness. Throughout the novel, Hope explores themes of family dynamics, class struggle, and the search for identity and purpose. Overall, Tristram of Blent is a thought-provoking and emotionally charged novel that delves into the complexities of human relationships and the struggles of life in the early 20th century.

By Antonio Hope · First published 1920 · Genre: Romance, Drama, Mystery · 30 chapters · 152,722 words

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Mr Jenkinson Neeld was an elderly man of comfortable private means; he had chambers in Pall Mall, close to the Imperium Club, and his short stoutish figure, topped by a chubby spectacled face, might be seen entering that dignified establishment every day at lunch time, and also at the hour of dinner on the evenings when he had no invitation elsewhere. He had once practised at the Bar, and liked to explain that he had deserted his profession for the pursuit of literature. He did not, however, write on his own account; he edited. He would edit anything provided there was no great public demand for an edition of it. Regardless of present favor, he appealed to posterity -- as gentlemen with private means are quite entitled to do. Perhaps he made rather high demands on posterity; but that was his business -- and its. At any rate his taste was curious and his conscience acute. He was very minute and very scrupulous, very painstaking and very discreet, in the exercise of his duties. Posterity may perhaps like these qualities in an editor of memoirs and diaries; for such were Mr Neeld's favorite subjects. Sometimes he fell into a sore struggle between curiosity and discretion, having impulses in himself which he forbore to attribute to posterity.

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Work type: Novel
Author: Antonio Hope
Date: 1920 CE
Language: English
Genres: Romance, Drama, Mystery, Historical Fiction
Length: 152,722 words
Structure: 30 chapters, 3,417 paragraphs
Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)

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Genres

Romance — Based on the romance between Tristram and Margaret Zolnay, the story mostly revolves around their tumultuous relationship.
Drama — The book involves conflicts of inheritance, love tensions and court-room drama, making it a dramatic novel.
Mystery — The suspense involving Tristram's heritage and the true heir of Blent, along with other cryptic elements, make it a mystery novel.
Historical Fiction — The book uses a historical setting and includes details and influences from the Edwardian era, categorising it in historical fiction.