Project Gutenberg 2004-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 90 Bennett, Arnold 1867 1931 Bennett, Enoch Arnold Bennett, E. Arnold The Price of Love Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Bill Hershey, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Price of Love" by Arnold Bennett is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around Rachel Louisa Fleckring, a young girl working as a companion to the elderly Mrs. Maldon, who exudes charm and a sense of old-world elegance. As the narrative unfolds, the intricacies of their relationship and the hidden dynamics of their social circle come to the forefront, implicating themes of love, loyalty, and financial intrigue. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the bustling environment of Mrs. Maldon's sitting room, where Rachel dutifully prepares for an evening routine amid the shadows of domestic life. Their conversation and actions reveal a delicate balance between respect and the growing familiarity between the two women. Soon, news of a series of burglaries permeates their peaceful evening, sparking a sense of anxiety in both as they entertain the looming threat of danger. The arrival of Councillor Batchgrew adds a layer of tension, as his domineering presence and relationship with Mrs. Maldon raise questions about trust and dependence. As they navigate their evening plans and unspoken fears, their lives become interwoven in ways that promise unfolding drama and emotional complexity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en City and town life -- Fiction Women -- Fiction Staffordshire (England) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 698109 693562 2024-10-06T05:16:49.905969 2023-10-06T07:04:59.155277 text/html text/html 718931 2020-12-15T06:49:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 265303 2020-12-15T06:49:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 335705 2024-10-06T05:17:00.107856 application/epub+zip 349984 2024-10-06T05:16:52.218929 application/epub+zip 349984 2024-10-06T05:16:50.788958 application/epub+zip 601622 2024-10-06T05:17:06.262825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569219 2024-10-06T05:16:59.189858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546600 2022-09-06T23:09:46.836847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 669655 669560 2024-10-06T05:16:48.213938 2023-10-06T07:04:57.685275 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 669337 2020-12-15T06:49:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 257979 2020-12-15T06:49:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 669344 2020-12-15T06:49:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 257939 2020-12-15T06:49:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22087 2024-10-06T05:17:06.401859 application/rdf+xml 12677 2024-10-06T05:16:51.386918 image/jpeg 3491 2024-10-06T05:16:51.091920 image/jpeg 323056 2024-10-06T05:16:49.967924 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