Project Gutenberg 2004-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 90 King, Basil 1859 1928 King, William Benjamin Basil The Inner Shrine Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Rick Niles, Carol David and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Inner Shrine" by Basil King is a novel written during the early 20th century, around the time of its publication in 1909. The book delves into the complexities of human relationships, focusing primarily on Mrs. Eveleth, a mother harboring deep anxieties about the welfare of her son, George, and his marriage to Diane. The narrative revolves around themes of love, betrayal, and the societal pressures faced by individuals within the context of their family roles and social expectations. The opening of the novel introduces Mrs. Eveleth, who is anxiously awaiting the return of her son George and his wife Diane after a night out in Paris. Her restlessness is fueled by a vague sense of impending disaster, despite the outward appearance of normalcy in their lives. As the story unfolds, Mrs. Eveleth's fears are materialized when she learns that George has been involved in a duel, leading to tragic consequences. The stage is set for exploring the aftermath of this event, highlighting the contrasting grief between Mrs. Eveleth and Diane as they navigate the complexities of their lives in the wake of loss, setting in motion an intricate tale of redemption and societal critique. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/14393/14393-h/images/cover.jpg en Widows -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 487500 487182 2024-10-06T12:41:35.662026 2023-10-06T12:50:47.064886 text/html text/html 485437 2020-12-18T22:49:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1014187 2020-12-18T22:49:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1055086 2024-10-06T12:41:43.811996 application/epub+zip 1058440 2024-10-06T12:41:37.129999 application/epub+zip 260686 2024-10-06T12:41:36.003042 application/epub+zip 1088482 2024-10-06T12:41:48.506989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1069430 2024-10-06T12:41:42.146973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383120 2022-09-07T16:09:22.583577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466041 465966 2024-10-06T12:41:34.475021 2023-10-06T12:50:45.963894 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 465890 2020-12-18T22:49:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 176639 2020-12-18T22:49:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 465881 2020-12-18T22:49:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 176578 2020-12-18T22:49:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21511 2024-10-06T12:41:48.649940 application/rdf+xml 19329 2024-10-06T12:41:36.092029 image/jpeg 3407 2024-10-06T12:41:36.048028 image/jpeg 1034541 2024-10-06T12:41:35.733041 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