Uncle Tweazy and his quizzical neighbours, vol. 1 of 3 (Registro nro. 118717)
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
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| Classification number | PR |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Author of the Observant pedestrian, Montrose, Mystic cottager, &c. &c. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Uncle Tweazy and his quizzical neighbours, vol. 1 of 3 |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2026 |
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| Content type term | text |
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| General note | Release date is 2026-02-21 |
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| Creation/production credits note | Richard Hulse, Branka P and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Uncle Tweazy and his quizzical neighbours, vol. 1 of 3" is a comic-satiric novel written in the early 19th century. It follows Victor St. Alban’s visit to his wealthy, volcanic uncle Peter Tweazy in an English village, unfolding as a string of sharp, humorous portraits of local characters—meddlers, moralists, pretenders, and a few true benefactors. The likely focus is manners and misanthropy in small-town life, with Uncle Tweazy’s prickly temper and Victor’s bright-eyed narration supplying both conflict and comedy.<br/><br/>The opening of the novel shows Victor arriving to court his uncle’s favor and instantly colliding with the old man’s contrariness through a cascade of mishaps—muddy shoes, a bell rung too hard, a door slammed, and a sequence of garden calamities (unripe peaches, a snapped cherry branch, a toppled espalier, and even a shattered pane), all half-salvaged by long-suffering Geoffry. Over dinner Victor bungles sauces, Tweazy grimly hints at a love-wound that soured his life, and Dr. Tonic, the village apothecary and newsmonger, bursts in to gossip, drink, and cribbage. The next day brings a village round: the pedantic lawyer Prolix, the kind rector Dr. Markwell (who expects an orphan ward), and the generous Lady Lustre, contrasted with a “Windfall” heir raised by caprice. Back at home, Tonic returns—bragging, scandal-dropping, and losing at cards—while a comical stream of invitations arrives from upwardly mobile locals (notably the domineering Mrs. Henpeck and the retired “hair-contractor” Macfriz). The section culminates at the Tonics’ crowded dinner, where provincial pretension and gossip peak: a patient screams through a tooth extraction next door, guests spar over cod’s “sounds,” names, morals, and fashionable trifles, and Victor coolly observes the foibles of Mrs. Deposit, Mrs. Fungus, the Widow Quiz, and parson Faddle. Throughout, Tweazy’s sour exactitude, Victor’s amused patience, and a parade of quizzical neighbors set the satiric tone and hint at future entanglements—especially with the mysterious young ward soon to arrive at the rectory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | London: W. Simpkin and R.Marshall, 1816 |
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| Uncontrolled term | Satire |
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| Uncontrolled term | Humorous stories |
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| Uncontrolled term | Inheritance and succession -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Love stories |
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| Uncontrolled term | Uncles -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Nephews -- Fiction |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://archive.org/details/uncletweazyhisqu02obse">https://archive.org/details/uncletweazyhisqu02obse</a> |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77997">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77997</a> |
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