Project Gutenberg 2005-04-26 Public domain in the USA. 172 Bennett, Arnold 1867 1931 Bennett, Enoch Arnold Bennett, E. Arnold Hugo: A Fantasia on Modern Themes Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "Hugo: A Fantasia on Modern Themes" by Arnold Bennett is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Hugo, a successful and romantic bachelor who owns a grand department store in London. As he navigates through his lavish life, he finds himself unexpectedly in love for the first time, particularly drawn to a woman named Camilla Payne, who works in his millinery department. The narrative explores themes of love, ambition, social expectations, and personal identity against the backdrop of a bustling modern world. The beginning of the novel introduces us to Hugo in a luxurious dome-shaped bedroom, showcasing his extravagant lifestyle and unique habits, such as his fondness for tea and music. We see him interact with his young servant, Simon Shawn, and reveal his whimsical desire for a lady’s hat, which sets the tone for his romantic inclinations. As the story unfolds, Hugo encounters various characters, including Senior Polycarp, a lawyer who presents an intriguing business proposal that Hugo quickly dismisses. However, the introduction of Camilla becomes critical, as her beauty and presence disturb his previously controlled existence, hinting at a romantic entanglement that serves as the core conflict of the tale. The opening chapters lay the groundwork for a deeper exploration of Hugo's psyche, his desires, and the potential turmoil that love can bring into even a well-structured life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 376439 376441 2025-01-14T23:48:28.991673 2023-09-07T08:18:46.300397 text/html text/html 377564 2020-12-14T10:58:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 156814 2020-12-14T10:58:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 247688 2025-01-14T23:48:38.037619 application/epub+zip 252652 2025-01-14T23:48:32.508653 application/epub+zip 216720 2025-01-14T23:48:31.108685 application/epub+zip 430006 2025-01-14T23:48:42.334620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400018 2025-01-14T23:48:37.115647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321456 2022-09-07T23:18:58.826623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351104 350996 2025-01-14T23:48:27.757657 2023-09-07T08:18:45.357370 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 350839 2020-12-14T10:58:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 136043 2020-12-14T10:58:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 350845 2020-12-14T10:58:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135962 2020-12-14T10:58:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21572 2025-01-14T23:48:42.471607 application/rdf+xml 12801 2025-01-14T23:48:31.664661 image/jpeg 3009 2025-01-14T23:48:31.386634 image/jpeg 239257 2025-01-14T23:48:29.027735 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