02019cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000340012624500260016026400510018630000470023733600260028433700260031033800360033650000310037250800260040352011660042953400450159565300340164085600430167430450UtSlPG20260610133708.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a28004239  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aLivingston, Armstrong,d1885-14aThe Monk of Hambleton 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2009-11-11  aProduced by Al Haines  a"The Monk of Hambleton" by Armstrong Livingston is a mystery novel written in the late 1920s. The story opens in the town of Hambleton, where workers at the local tannery are embroiled in a strike against their ruthless employer, Simon Varr. The narrative encapsulates themes of social justice, with the upcoming confrontation between the striking workers and Varr, as well as hints of a mysterious figure—a monk—whose presence seems to foretell calamity.  At the start of the tale, readers are introduced to the setting of the tannery and its striking workers. Tensions mount as Charlie Maxon, one of the strikers, expresses his determination to resist the oppressive treatment from Simon Varr, who is shown to be a domineering leader unconcerned with the well-being of his employees. The opening chapter culminates in a troubling confrontation as Varr's disdain for the workers and the precarious circumstances surrounding them are brought to a head, while at the same time, a mysterious and unnerving figure, shrouded in a monk's robe, emerges, hinting at deeper, perhaps supernatural, complications to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aDetective and mystery stories40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30450