02306cam a22003493u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000047001122450024001592640051001833000047002343360026002813370026003073380036003335000031003695080091004005201226004915340045017176530022017626530024017846530025018086530024018336530040018578560042018979990017019395093UtSlPG20260610133134.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aBarrie, J. M.q(James Matthew),d1860-193714aThe Little Minister 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-02-01  aThis eBook was produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading team  a"The Little Minister" by J. M. Barrie is a novel written during the late 19th century. Set in the fictional Scottish village of Thrums, the story centers on Gavin Dishart, a young minister who is about to embrace his new position while navigating the complexities of love, duty, and social tensions within his community.  The opening of the novel introduces us to a reflective narrative style, as an unnamed dominie reminisces about the life of Gavin Dishart. We learn that Gavin, at just twenty-one, has arrived in Thrums full of hope and enthusiasm, along with his protective mother. Their arrival is juxtaposed with the poignant memory of unfulfilled love between a previous minister and the woman he never married. Gavin's character is portrayed as earnest and well-intentioned, but he is soon entwined in the lives of the townsfolk, and a hint of looming conflicts—both personal and societal—is introduced through his interactions. The narrative is rich with the local color of Thrums and sets the stage for the unfolding drama as Gavin encounters various characters, including an enigmatic Egyptian woman, hinting at the romantic and social challenges he will face. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aClergy -- Fiction  aScotland -- Fiction  aDeception -- Fiction  aRomanies -- Fiction  aCountry life -- Scotland -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5093  c47132d47132