Project Gutenberg 2004-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 50 Wylie, I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross) 1885 1959 Wylie, Ida Alexa Ross The Dark House Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Al Haines "The Dark House" by I. A. R. Wylie is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book introduces us to Robert Stonehouse, a sensitive boy entangled in a turbulent family life marked by the absence of his deceased mother and the difficulties with his father, Dr. James Stonehouse, and his father's new wife, Edith. The story unfolds as Robert navigates his feelings of disappointment and sorrow surrounding his neglected birthday and the challenges of growing up in a harsh and chaotic environment. At the start of the narrative, we find Robert grappling with complex emotions on his eighth birthday, feeling forgotten and alone. His memories of his mother linger while he is stuck in a disintegrating household where his father's erratic behavior exacerbates the tension. As Robert’s frustrations with his father’s temper and his stepmother's disdain grow, so does his bond with Christine, the housekeeper, who becomes a source of comfort amid chaos. The opening segment establishes the bleak emotional landscape of Robert's life, marked by childhood innocence mingled with early experiences of grief and alienation, setting the stage for the deeper explorations of his character and relationships to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 588893 588831 2024-10-06T08:31:28.240888 2023-10-06T09:35:40.065872 text/html text/html 588886 588824 2024-10-06T08:31:28.567864 2023-10-06T09:35:40.285861 text/html text/html 282050 2024-10-06T08:31:37.511818 application/epub+zip 290849 2024-10-06T08:31:30.657881 application/epub+zip 290850 2024-10-06T08:31:29.355844 application/epub+zip 484542 2024-10-06T08:31:43.070825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449895 2024-10-06T08:31:36.512844 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422671 2022-09-07T02:45:25.502570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532468 532457 2024-10-06T08:31:27.708899 2023-10-06T09:35:39.683890 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 532284 2020-12-18T07:40:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 204304 2020-12-18T07:40:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18658 2024-10-06T08:31:43.199787 application/rdf+xml 10208 2024-10-06T08:31:29.926860 image/jpeg 2879 2024-10-06T08:31:29.639860 image/jpeg 276770 2024-10-06T08:31:28.617879 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