The King, Basil 1859-1928 creator Lowell, Orson 1871-1956 text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Street Called Straight" by Basil King is a novel written during the early 20th century. It explores themes of social class, human relationships, and personal crises through the interactions of its characters, primarily focusing on Peter Davenant, who reenters a familiar social circle after years of absence and faces unresolved feelings from his past. The opening of the novel introduces Peter Davenant as he attends a dinner hosted by Olivia Guion, a woman he once proposed to. Although Olivia treats him as a stranger, Davenant's internal reflections reveal a mix of past humiliation and ongoing admiration as he navigates his feelings about her imminent marriage to Colonel Rupert Ashley. The dinner setting highlights complex relationships among the guests, shedding light on Peter's struggles with his identity and societal expectations, teasing at deeper tensions and foreshadowing the conflicts to come as Guion's ambiguous situation unfolds against the backdrop of changing social dynamics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2004-12-20 Produced by Rick Niles, Karina Aleksandrova and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Canadian fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14394 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14394 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133335.0 14394