Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 81 Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) 1865 1948 Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley Witness for the Defence Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Ted Garvin, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Witness for the Defence" by A. E. W. Mason is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers around Henry Thresk, a young barrister grappling with complexities of ambition, family expectations, and romantic entanglements amidst the backdrop of the British legal system. The opening of the novel introduces us to Henry Thresk and his dynamic with his mother, Mrs. Thresk, who constantly reminds him of his dependence on the family. This sets off a spark of determination in Henry, leading him to pursue a career at the Bar. As he navigates his professional ambitions, he takes a holiday to Sussex, where he meets Stella Derrick, and their relationship becomes central to the narrative. Their interaction evokes a deep sense of attraction and emotional tension, hinting at the complicated relationship dynamics that will unfold throughout the story. As Thresk returns to his professional life, he is left to contemplate the impact of his past on his future, particularly in light of the potential rekindling of his feelings for Stella. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction Legal stories PR Text Browsing: Law & Criminology Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 486680 486566 2024-10-06T03:39:19.831017 2023-10-06T05:49:09.452546 text/html text/html 486673 486559 2024-10-06T03:39:20.128999 2023-10-06T05:49:09.677530 text/html text/html 248699 2024-10-06T03:39:29.409946 application/epub+zip 255752 2024-10-06T03:39:23.262945 application/epub+zip 249240 2024-10-06T03:39:22.004033 application/epub+zip 476057 2024-10-06T03:39:34.060912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439245 2024-10-06T03:39:28.590930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397240 2022-09-06T21:16:06.216411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431769 431706 2024-10-06T03:39:19.357003 2023-10-06T05:49:09.112501 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 433171 2020-12-15T00:47:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 159810 2020-12-15T00:47:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 433162 2020-12-15T00:47:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159788 2020-12-15T00:47:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20979 2024-10-06T03:39:34.192887 application/rdf+xml 13679 2024-10-06T03:39:22.541952 image/jpeg 3801 2024-10-06T03:39:22.271954 image/jpeg 245482 2024-10-06T03:39:20.168985 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia