02405cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000310012624500230015725000170018026400510019730000470024833600260029533700260032133800360034750000310038350801840041452011070059853400610170565300390176665300580180565300240186370000400188785600730192785600430200072904UtSlPG20260610134703.0mcr n260607r20241923utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d a23009460 aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHughes, Rupert,d1872-195610aWithin these walls a1st edition. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2024-02-08 aBob Taylor, Carla Foust and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) a"Within These Walls" by Rupert Hughes is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of a cholera epidemic in New York City, focusing on the lives of David RoBards and his bride, Patty Jessamine, as they flee the chaos of the city in search of safety. The narrative explores themes of love, survival, and societal challenges during a tumultuous period in American history. At the start of the novel, David and Patty embark on a carriage ride from New York to their home in Westchester. David is filled with both fear and exhilaration as he and his young bride escape the cholera-inflicted city, which is marked by panic and death. As they journey through the once-familiar streets, they encounter remnants of their former lives, hearing echoes of joy now turned to woe. Although the couple appears to be in a homeward-bound adventure, the underlying tension of their new marriage dynamics begins to surface, suggesting future conflicts as they transition from city life to the isolation of the countryside. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pOriginally published:cNew York: Harper & Brothers, 1923 aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction aNew York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction aFamilies -- Fiction1 aKeller, Arthur Ignatius,d1866-19244 uhttps://archive.org/details/withinthesewalls00hugh/page/366/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72904