Project Gutenberg 2005-02-15 Public domain in the USA. 117 Read, Opie Percival 1852 1939 Read, Opie P. The Colossus: A Novel Produced by Kentuckiana Digital Library, David Garcia, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Colossus: A Novel" by Opie Percival Read is a fictional narrative written in the late 19th century. The novel seems to explore themes of identity, belonging, and the complexities of human relationships through the experiences of the main character, Henry DeGolyer. As he navigates a life filled with hardship due to his tragic childhood, readers meet a variety of characters that impact his journey, setting the stage for his eventual transformation. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Henry DeGolyer, who reflects on his difficult childhood, marked by the death of his mother and a distant, alcoholic father. After being raised in a Foundlings' Home and by an old Italian woman, Henry struggles to become a journalist, facing both the highs and lows of a reporter's life. His journey takes a decisive turn when he is invited to Costa Rica by a young man named Henry Sawyer, which leads him to unexpected connections and revelations about his past. As he engages with new characters and situations, the groundwork is laid for exploring notions of heritage and personal responsibility amid the backdrop of a shifting family dynamic. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 406643 406652 2024-09-07T03:46:37.141739 2023-09-07T05:53:52.507032 text/html text/html 431723 2020-12-14T02:59:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 223289 2020-12-14T02:59:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 275662 2024-09-07T03:46:44.339698 application/epub+zip 281019 2024-09-07T03:46:38.760738 application/epub+zip 208729 2024-09-07T03:46:37.805725 application/epub+zip 474147 2024-09-07T03:46:48.755653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442824 2024-09-07T03:46:43.627650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342519 2022-09-07T19:46:49.240513 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382607 382515 2024-09-07T03:46:35.860694 2023-09-07T05:53:51.344000 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 382445 2020-12-14T02:59:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 145304 2020-12-14T02:59:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 382436 2020-12-14T02:59:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145286 2020-12-14T02:59:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20142 2024-09-07T03:46:48.913631 application/rdf+xml 13233 2024-09-07T03:46:38.163697 image/jpeg 3424 2024-09-07T03:46:37.983701 image/jpeg 271821 2024-09-07T03:46:37.179733 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