TY - BOOK AU - Galsworthy,John TI - The Dark Flower AV - PR PY - 2006/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - England -- Fiction KW - Italy -- Fiction KW - Man-woman relationships -- Fiction KW - Artists -- Fiction N1 - Release date is 2006-06-14; Produced by Donald Lainson; David Widger; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Dark Flower" by John Galsworthy is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative unfolds in a rich, lyrical style, focusing on complex emotional themes such as love, desire, and societal constraints. The story centers on Mark Lennan, a young, sensitive student at Oxford, who becomes entangled in a challenging emotional dynamic with Anna Stormer, a married woman. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Mark as he wanders through an Oxford setting, reflecting on his studies and relationships. He carries a tortoise in his pocket, symbolizing his introspective nature, before arriving at his tutor's home where he meets Anna Stormer. The initial interaction reveals a profound undercurrent of attraction and complexity between Mark and Anna, as she grapples with her feelings of nostalgia and longing for the mountains. As their relationship develops, a tension emerges, highlighting the contrast between youthful passion and mature restraint, setting the stage for the novel's exploration of desire and the moral ramifications that accompany it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2192 ER -