The George and the Crown: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The George and the Crown is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Kaye-Smith, Sheila (1887–1956).
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The George and the Crown by Sheila Kaye-Smith is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in rural Sussex after the Great War, it centers on the Sheather family—especially the capable, warm-hearted middle son Daniel—as village life gathers around two rival inns, the rough George and the respectable Crown. The story blends family strains, pub politics, and class pride with a tender, fraught love plot involving Daniel, local beauty Belle Shackford, and his friend-turned-rival Ernley Munk. It promises a vivid portrait of downland farms, river-valley pubs, and the uneasy peace of postwar England. The opening of The George and the Crown traces the family’s roots and stakes out the village battleground. A prologue shows Tom Sheather, a Sussex man, marrying Sark-born Kitty le Couteur and eventually settling as landlord of the George at Bullockdean, across from James Munk’s smarter Crown; their sons—Leonard, Daniel, and Christopher—grow up amid pub rivalries, debts, and postwar disappointments. Early chapters paint the two houses and the valley’s society, sketch Tom’s genial fecklessness, Kitty’s sharp management, and Daniel’s steady usefulness as he helps an old shepherd, minds the eccentric rector’s house, and visits his friend Ernley at the Crown. Daniel quietly falls for Belle Shackford of Batchelors’ Hall while Ernley turns to a new flirtation; a charged walk ends with Daniel and Belle sharing a first kiss. The section closes with Daniel’s hopeful, humbled reflections, a homely supper with his brother’s struggling farm family, and, next morning, a flustered confession to his old friend Jess Harman that he’s in love—earning a warning about Belle’s reputation and the risks ahead.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The George and the Crown
- Author credits: Kaye-Smith, Sheila (1887–1956)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Country life -- Fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Spouses -- Fiction
- Sussex (England) -- Fiction
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