02033cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000380011324500190015126400510017030000470022133600260026833700260029433800360032050000310035650800850038752010920047253400450156465300230160965300270163285600430165999900170170233538UtSlPG20260610133750.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aGeorge, Walter Lionel,d1882-192612aA Bed of Roses 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2010-08-26 aProduced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.fadedpage.net a"A Bed of Roses" by Walter Lionel George is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with the departure of a ship from Bombay, introducing a cast of characters that includes two women, Molly and Victoria. As the narrative unfolds, it conveys themes of transition, personal tragedy, and the search for identity amidst life's challenges. The opening of the novel sets a reflective tone as it presents the departure from Bombay and the contrasting emotions of the characters. Victoria Fulton is depicted as a widow navigating her new reality after her husband's demise, haunted by memories of her past and grappling with her current state of boredom and uncertainty. As she boards the steamer to return home, there’s a palpable sense of loss and the need for transformation. Through Victoria's interactions and introspections, readers observe her struggle between the remnants of her previous life in India and the uncertain prospects awaiting her in England, establishing the groundwork for her journey of self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aEngland -- Fiction aProstitutes -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33538 c74384d74384