02295cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500360014326400510017930000470023033600260027733700260030333800360032950000310036550801170039652012210051353400450173465300320177965300660181165300250187765300240190285600430192660327UtSlPG20260610134406.0mcr n260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aWalpole, Hugh,d1884-194114aThe Green Mirror: A Quiet Story 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2019 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2019-09-19 aProduced by David Jones, Al Haines, Mary Meehan & the online Project Gutenberg team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net a"The Green Mirror: A Quiet Story" by Hugh Walpole is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book appears to delve into the lives of the Trenchard family, exploring themes of family dynamics, personal aspirations, and societal expectations through the eyes of the young Henry Trenchard and his sister Katherine. The world they inhabit is one marked by tradition and the sometimes stifling nature of familial love and loyalty. The opening of the novel introduces us to No. 5, Rundle Square, an old house enveloped in fog on a November afternoon in 1902. Young Henry is found reading alone in a dimly lit drawing-room, deeply engaged in a novel that evokes in him dreams of adventure beyond his mundane existence. As he contemplates his life and surroundings, his thoughts shift between a yearning for the excitement of the outside world and a profound love for his family, particularly for his sister, Katherine. The family is soon gathered for a ceremonial evening, celebrating the birthday of their grandfather. This routine event subtly foreshadows deeper themes of change and the impact of the outside world infiltrating the comfort of their traditional home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aLondon (England) -- Fiction aEngland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction aBetrothal -- Fiction aFamilies -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60327