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100	1		_aGalt, John, _d1779-1839
245	1	4	_aThe Entail; or, The Lairds of Grippy
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2014
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2014-01-03
508			_aE-text prepared by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana)
520			_a"The Entail; or, The Lairds of Grippy" by John Galt is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story delves into the challenges faced by Claud Walkinshaw, the sole surviving heir of the Walkinshaws of Kittlestonheugh, as he navigates his family's history, loss, and ambitions to reclaim his ancestral estate. Galt portrays Scottish life and character, weaving themes of heritage, social status, and familial duties throughout the narrative. The opening of the novel introduces Claud's tragic background, revealing how his family's fortunes were ruined when his father embarked on a doomed voyage to the Darien. Raised primarily by the loyal servant Maudge Dobbie, Claud experiences the hardships of poverty while being instilled with a desire to reclaim his family's lost legacy. In the early chapters, Galt contrasts Claud’s noble aspirations with the social realities he encounters, particularly through his interactions with wealthier characters, like Provost Gorbals and his wife, who inadvertently display the social hierarchies in which Claud finds himself trapped. As Claud grows into adulthood and seeks to restore his family's honor, the tension between familial duty and personal ambition begins to take center stage in the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aScotland -- Fiction
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44573
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