Project Gutenberg 2005-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 97 Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William) 1865 1933 Chambers, Robert William The Firing Line Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Taavi Kalju and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. "The Firing Line" by Robert W. Chambers is a novel written in the early 20th century. It explores romantic themes against a backdrop of adventure, focusing on the experiences of the young protagonist, Hamil, as he navigates the complexities of love and social interactions in a vibrant setting. The narrative particularly highlights Hamil's encounters with a mysterious girl he affectionately nicknames 'Calypso,' who embodies beauty and intrigue. The opening of the story introduces Hamil, who is spending a languid day by the sea as he encounters a girl swimming in the ocean. After saving her, they engage in a spirited dialogue that reveals their contrasting views on life and the nature of human connection. This initial meeting is marked by wit and underlying tension, as Hamil finds himself drawn to her, despite her seemingly indifferent demeanor. As the scene unfolds, the atmosphere shifts from light-hearted banter to contemplative musings on identity and personal history, setting the stage for further exploration of their relationship and the social intricacies surrounding them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Spouses -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 812315 812338 2024-10-07T06:39:48.942531 2023-09-07T08:04:03.921579 text/html text/html 868459 2020-12-14T10:04:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1923302 2020-12-14T10:04:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2014210 2024-10-07T06:40:03.128638 application/epub+zip 2025090 2024-10-07T06:39:51.769528 application/epub+zip 399848 2024-10-07T06:39:50.092522 application/epub+zip 2327473 2024-10-07T06:40:11.475437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2297680 2024-10-07T06:40:01.638496 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 656330 2022-09-07T22:57:56.053811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 771899 771803 2024-10-07T06:39:45.064579 2023-09-07T08:04:00.646487 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 771743 2020-12-14T10:04:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 303449 2020-12-14T10:04:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 771735 2020-12-14T10:04:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 303334 2020-12-14T10:04:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21646 2024-10-07T06:40:11.628408 application/rdf+xml 13483 2024-10-07T06:39:50.688536 image/jpeg 3473 2024-10-07T06:39:50.386520 image/jpeg 1982560 2024-10-07T06:39:49.054581 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