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100 1 _aHichens, Robert,
_d1864-1950
245 1 4 _aThe Way of Ambition
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_of_Ambition
500 _aRelease date is 2006-10-07
508 _aProduced by Suzanne Shell, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Way of Ambition" by Robert Hichens is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the lives and ambitions of its characters, primarily focusing on a young woman named Charmian, who longs for recognition and a life apart from the crowd. The narrative explores themes of artistic aspiration, societal expectations, and the dynamics of personal relationships within a cultural context. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Charmian and her mother, Mrs. Mansfield, in a drawing-room discussion about a Cornish composer named Claude Heath. Charmian expresses her desire for a new wave of English music and becomes intrigued by Heath, who has not yet gained fame. The opening depicts their conversations and social interactions, hinting at Charmian's deep yearning for artistic recognition and her complex feelings toward ambition and identity. As the characters discuss Heath's background and potential, a connection is suggested between Charmian and Heath, setting the stage for interpersonal tensions and explorations of ambition that are likely to unfold throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMarried people -- Fiction
653 _aComposers -- Fiction
700 1 _aSoper, James Hamlin Gardner,
_d1877-1939
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19491
999 _c60873
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