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_aHowells, William Dean, _d1837-1920 |
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| 245 | 1 | 2 | _aA Pair of Patient Lovers |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2006 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2006-06-16 | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aA pair of patient lovers -- The pursuit of the piano -- A difficult case -- The magic of a voice -- A circle in the water. | |
| 508 | _aE-text prepared by David Edwards, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team | ||
| 520 | _a"A Pair of Patient Lovers" by William Dean Howells is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of various characters intertwined by romance and social circumstances, particularly focusing on the relationships and emotional complexities faced by an engaged couple, Arthur Glendenning and Edith Bentley. Their engagement becomes a central theme as it is fraught with external pressures, notably from Edith's mother, who poses a significant obstacle to their union. The opening of the novel introduces us to a couple, the Marches, enjoying a boat trip down the St. Lawrence River, where they encounter the handsome clergyman Glendenning. What begins as a casual interaction soon reveals deeper currents as Mrs. March speculates about Glendenning’s interest in a fellow passenger, Edith Bentley, and hints at romantic entanglements that may unfold over the course of their journey. As the Marches observe the developing connection between Glendenning and Bentley, themes of love, duty, and the complexities of relationships begin to emerge, setting the stage for the emotional struggles that will reflect the characters' desires against societal expectations throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
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