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100	1		_aLowndes, Marie Belloc, _d1868-1947
245	1	4	_aThe Heart of Penelope
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2016
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2016-05-13
508			_aE-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (https://archive.org/details/toronto)
520			_a"The Heart of Penelope" by Marie Belloc Lowndes is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Sir George Downing, who returns to London after a twenty-year exile due to a scandal involving a woman that marked his past. As he navigates his reintegration into society, themes of redemption, memory, and the complexities of relationships emerge, particularly against the backdrop of his former life and the elegant society he once knew. The opening of the novel introduces Sir George Downing as he reflects on his return to England, grappling with the weight of his past mistakes and their implications. His absence seems to have stripped him of the youthful optimism he once had, and his memories are tinged with both nostalgia and regret. Downing's life is complicated further by his marriage to Prudence Merryquick, an American woman who aspires to a different kind of life. The juxtaposition of his past in London and the present he encounters sets up a conflict that explores themes of identity, belonging, and the effects of time on personal relationships. As the narrative unfolds, readers begin to grasp the depth of Downing's inner turmoil and the societal expectations he faces. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aEnglish fiction
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52055
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