02086cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500270014426400510017130000470022233600260026933700260029533800360032150000310035750800920038852011280048053400450160865300120165370000470166585600430171299900170175540450UtSlPG20260610133926.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aMarsh, Richard,d1857-191510aViolet Forster's Lover 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2012-08-08 aProduced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by Google Books (Oxford University) a"Violet Forster's Lover" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows Sydney Beaton, an officer entangled in a gambling scandal, who faces disgrace and poverty. Set against a backdrop of social turmoil, the story revolves around his tumultuous relationships, particularly with Violet Forster, a woman devoted to him amidst his downfall. The opening of the novel introduces us to Sydney Beaton in a tense poker game where he is accused of cheating. This moment escalates into chaos when Beaton, struggling with his dwindling finances and reputation, reacts aggressively to the accusation. As the scene unfolds, we learn more about his character and circumstances, including his strained relationship with his brother and his desperation for financial aid. After a series of unfortunate events leads him to leave the barracks in disgrace, Beaton’s life steadily declines, culminating in a dramatic encounter in Hyde Park that sets the stage for the complexities of his relationship with Violet and the challenges he will face moving forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aFiction1 aHodgson, E. S.q(Edward Smith),d1866-193740uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40450 c81289d81289