1. Home
  2. E-Book
  3. The Provost

The Provost by John Galt

The Provost

The Provost by John Galt
The Provost by John Galt
Publisher: T.N. Foulis 1913
ISBN/ASIN: 142508429X
Number of pages: 428
The Provost is an ironic look at the career of a small town merchant and politician. Set in Irvine, Scotland, it follows the life of James Pawkie, the Provost of the title. Starting as a humble apprentice, he progresses to owning his own shop and eventually acquiring a large portion of Irvine. Simultaneously, he begins involvement in local politics with a seat on the town council. Eventually, he is elevated to the supreme position of local power, the Provost, where he uses his position and wealth to manipulate the residents of Irvine to do his bidding. James Pawkie is The Prince his domain. Using a comedic touch, John Galt delves into the issues of use and misuse of power. The Provost, one of Galt's the Tales of the West novels, is heralded as his one true masterpiece.
Literature & Fiction Genre Fiction Historical
Go To Read/Download Page
Home Page

More Free E-Books For Historical

Similar Books For Historical

1. Barry Blake of the Flying Fortress by Gaylord Du Bois
2. Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait by Peter Lauridsen
3. The Last of the Barons by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
4. Against the War by Roland Menge
5. A Strange Story by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
6. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana
7. Forward, Children! by Paul Alexander Bartlett
8. The Black Dwarf by Sir Walter Scott
9. The Wreck of the Titan by Morgan Robertson
10. Startaker: Under the Shadow of Thy Wings by Marian Goddard
11. Woodstock by Walter Scott
12. The Sorceress of Rome by Nathan Gallizier
13. On the Road to Bagdad by F. S. Brereton
14. From Kingdom to Colony by Mary Devereux
15. Border and Bastille by George A. Lawrence
16. The Troll Garden, and selected stories by Willa Cather
17. Change of Heart by Fran Shaff
18. Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date by Irwin L. Gordon
19. For King and Country by Oliver Ma
20. Shike by Robert J. Shea
21. Shattered Crystals by M.A. Kanner, E.R. Kugler
22. Manituana by Wu Ming
23. A Voyage to the South Sea by William Bligh
24. The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt by G. A. Henty
25. Ten Days That Shook the World by John Reed
26. The Talisman by Walter Scott
27. The Surgeon's Daughter by Walter Scott
28. Lords of the World by Alfred John Church
29. The Bartlett Mystery by Louis Tracy
30. Athens: Its Rise and Fall by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
31. Faith and Jamestown by Stacy Duplease
32. Time Management for Mercenaries by Dai Alanye
33. Youth and the Bright Medusa by Willa Cather
34. The Coming of the King by Bernie Babcock
35. The Mutineer: A Romance of Pitcairn Island by Louis Becke
36. The Story of the Champions of the Round Table by Howard Pyle
37. The Princess Dehra by John Reed Scott
38. Shadows on the Rock by Willa Cather
39. School of Athens by Archer McCormick
40. The Coming Race by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
41. Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
42. The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter
43. Hypatia: Her Life and Times by Faith L. Justice
44. Nero by C. Suetonius Tranquillus
45. Sapphira and the Slave Girl by Willa Cather
46. Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert
47. The Lion of the North by G. A. Henty
48. Saint Ronan's Well by Walter Scott
49. Unter Reich by William Lanter
50. Direct Action: An Historical Novel by Luke Hauser

Free E-Books For Literature & Fiction
Free E-Books For Genre Fiction
Free E-Books For Historical



Categories