Project Gutenberg 2005-04-29 Public domain in the USA. 62 Harland, Henry 1861 1905 Luska, Sidney Grey Roses Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. The Bohemian girl -- Mercedes -- A broken looking-glass -- The reward of virtue -- A re-incarnation -- Flower o' the quince -- When I am king -- A responsibility -- Castles near Spain. E-text prepared by David Garcia, Diane Monico, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Grey Roses" by Henry Harland is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds primarily around Nina Childe, the daughter of a bohemian father, and explores the complexities of her life in the Latin Quarter of Paris, where she navigates personal aspirations, relationships, and the impact of her past. The narrative blends friendship and emotional depth, portraying how Nina evolves through her experiences and interactions with others. The opening of the novel begins with a reflective scene where the protagonist wakes up in Paris, recalling his stay at Nina's home. He reminisces about the lively and inspiring figure of Nina's father, Alfred Childe, who was a multi-talented artist cherished by many. As the protagonist comes to terms with the changes in his surroundings and thoughts, he contemplates Nina's journey from her carefree upbringing to navigating adult life and her responsibilities as a mother. The early chapters set a contemplative atmosphere, highlighting themes of memory, loss, and the influence of familial relationships on personal identity and choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories, American United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 306873 306742 2024-10-07T07:04:31.119515 2023-09-07T08:23:38.825830 text/html text/html 310739 2020-12-14T11:01:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 139172 2020-12-14T11:01:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 203481 2024-10-07T07:04:38.214481 application/epub+zip 206512 2024-10-07T07:04:33.441475 application/epub+zip 186741 2024-10-07T07:04:31.935483 application/epub+zip 421124 2024-10-07T07:04:41.715485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404989 2024-10-07T07:04:37.211470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266470 2022-09-07T23:26:01.762624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290395 290303 2024-10-07T07:04:30.300495 2023-09-07T08:23:38.171828 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 289917 2020-12-14T11:01:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 117465 2020-12-14T11:01:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 289929 2020-12-14T11:01:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117310 2020-12-14T11:01:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22138 2024-10-07T07:04:41.851452 application/rdf+xml 9383 2024-10-07T07:04:32.500491 image/jpeg 2619 2024-10-07T07:04:32.215484 image/jpeg 195530 2024-10-07T07:04:31.152487 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