Coniston

Coniston is a novel written by Winston Churchill, published in 1906. The book is set in the small town of Coniston, located in the Lake District of England. The story revolves around the life of a wealthy businessman named John Horn, who has spent his entire life accumulating wealth and power. Horn's ambition is to become a Senator, and he is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve his goal.The novel explores the themes of love, power, and politics, as well as the conflict between tradition and progress. The story is told from the perspective of a young man named Hugh Price, who is a close friend of Horn's daughter, Alice. Hugh is torn between his loyalty to Horn and his growing love for Alice, who is engaged to a man that she does not truly love.As the story unfolds, Horn's political ambitions begin to threaten the town's way of life, and his ruthless tactics cause him to lose the support of his friends and family. The novel reaches its climax with a dramatic confrontation between Horn and his former allies, which ultimately leads to his downfall.Overall, Coniston is a gripping tale of ambition, love, and betrayal, told against the backdrop of a picturesque English town. Churchill's writing is vivid and engaging, and his characters are complex and well-developed. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in politics, history, or literature.1906. American novelist, noted for his widely successful historical romances. Coniston begins: First I am to write a love-story of long ago, of a time some little while after General Jackson had got into the White House and had shown the world what a real democracy was. The Era of the first six Presidents had closed, and a new Era had begun. I am speaking of political Eras. Certain gentlemen, with a pious belief in democracy, but with a firmer determination to get on top, arose, -and got on top. So many of these gentlemen arose in the different states, and they were so clever, and they found so many chinks in the Constitution to crawl through and steal the people�������s chestnuts, that the Era may be called the Boss-Era. After the Boss came along certain Things without souls, but of many minds, and found more chinks in the Constitution: bigger chinks, for the Things were getting bigger, and they stole more chestnuts. But I am getting far ahead of my love-story-and of my book. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work