Project Gutenberg 2004-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 147 Saki 1870 1916 Munro, Hector Hugh Munro, H. H. (Hector Hugh) 14004068 When William Came Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Transcribed from the 1914 John Lane edition by David Price "When William Came" by Saki is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story seems to emerge in a surreal, alternate world where Germany has successfully invaded Britain, leading to a significant societal and political shift. The central character around whom the early narrative revolves is Cicely Yeovil, a woman navigating her relationships and ambitions within this dramatically altered landscape. The opening of the novel introduces Cicely Yeovil and her companion Ronnie Storre as they discuss her returning husband, Murrey, who has just come back from abroad after the war's onset. The atmosphere is charged with tension as Cicely contemplates Murrey's potential disapproval of her interactions with Ronnie amid the complex new norms surrounding them. She expresses concerns about Murrey's mindset upon returning, as he may struggle to understand the changes that have unfolded in London and the way society has adjusted to the German occupation. The dialogue suggests both a personal and social conflict as the characters grapple with their circumstances, setting the stage for exploration of relationships under unusual and difficult conditions while establishing a backdrop of political turmoil. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en London (England) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 331317 331225 2024-10-06T13:27:08.770880 2023-09-07T04:03:19.564797 text/html text/html 336676 2020-12-19T01:45:16 text/html 127768 2020-12-19T01:45:16 text/html application/zip 198130 2024-10-06T13:27:15.102840 application/epub+zip 201967 2024-10-06T13:27:10.851860 application/epub+zip 201968 2024-10-06T13:27:09.623847 application/epub+zip 374582 2024-10-06T13:27:18.511839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351106 2024-10-06T13:27:14.344849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327037 2022-09-07T17:02:05.596139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315722 315681 2024-10-06T13:27:08.174859 2023-09-07T04:03:19.107781 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 315503 2020-12-19T01:45:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124972 2020-12-19T01:45:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19580 2024-10-06T13:27:18.647804 application/rdf+xml 12806 2024-10-06T13:27:10.169856 image/jpeg 3245 2024-10-06T13:27:09.893845 image/jpeg 196702 2024-10-06T13:27:08.801853 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