Jack Brag, vol. 1 (of 3): Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Jack Brag, vol. 1 (of 3) is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Hook, Theodore Edward (1788–1841).
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"Jack Brag, vol. 1 (of 3)" by Theodore Edward Hook is a novel written in the early 19th century. A sharp social comedy, it follows Jack Brag—a vain, fast-talking tallow‑chandler’s son—who schemes to pass as a gentleman through hunting exploits, club pretensions, and flirtations with a sparkling young widow and her gentle sister, unsettling their more deserving admirers. At the start of the novel, Jack defies his sensible widowed mother, shirks the family business, boasts of aristocratic connections, and reveals tricks like renting a Grosvenor Street door-plate to fake status, while we meet the vivacious widow Mrs. Dallington, her shy sister Blanche, and their contrasted suitors—diffident Sir Charles Lydiard and impetuous Frank Rushton—who both, to their own surprise, worry about Jack’s influence. Jack then blusters over lunch with a “stranger” at a country inn, is exposed by his groom as riding hired horses, and is instantly humbled when the stranger proves to be Lord Ilfracombe traveling with his grand family. A brutal steeple-chase (with dead horses and injuries) is followed by Jack’s self-serving newspaper puff that lands him in legal trouble, sending him back to town where Rushton slyly encourages him to propose, hoping he’ll be rejected. The section closes by turning to Jack’s past through a letter from Nancy Brown, the woman he once promised to marry and then abandoned—signaling consequences that will complicate his new ambitions.
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- Title: Jack Brag, vol. 1 (of 3)
- Author credits: Hook, Theodore Edward (1788–1841)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- English fiction -- 19th century
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