Project Gutenberg 2005-07-28 Public domain in the USA. 58 Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) 1865 1948 Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley The Summons Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Ted Garvin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Summons" by A. E. W. Mason is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story appears to explore themes of duty, personal relationships, and the psychological struggles of its characters, primarily focusing on Captain Harry Luttrell as he grapples with military obligations and complicated emotions related to his love life, particularly with Stella Croyle. The narrative is set against the backdrop of the Olympic Games in Stockholm and unfolds in various locations as it delves into Luttrell's internal conflicts. At the start of the book, we meet Harry Luttrell aboard his yacht as he receives a telegram offering him a military transfer, which he must respond to before the evening's festivities. This telegram sparks deep contemplation about his future, his identity as a soldier, and his tumultuous relationship with Stella Croyle. As he struggles with the decision to accept the transfer or remain in Stockholm, the discussions with his friend Sir Charles Hardiman highlight his internal conflicts and concerns about both his commitment to the military and to Stella, who represents a life of distraction and danger to his ambition. The opening sets an intriguing tone that foreshadows the complex emotional and moral dilemmas that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Contemporary Reviews Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 630642 630643 2024-10-07T10:09:20.708720 2023-09-07T10:46:16.924091 text/html text/html 640416 2020-12-12T06:45:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 231073 2020-12-12T06:45:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 304942 2024-10-07T10:09:31.098796 application/epub+zip 315581 2024-10-07T10:09:22.992706 application/epub+zip 315581 2024-10-07T10:09:21.606697 application/epub+zip 551504 2024-10-07T10:09:37.402655 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514716 2024-10-07T10:09:30.193684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485102 2022-09-08T05:04:50.153476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 592467 592384 2024-10-07T10:09:18.505757 2023-09-07T10:46:15.123090 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 592137 2020-12-12T06:45:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 223267 2020-12-12T06:45:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 592134 2020-12-12T06:45:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223184 2020-12-12T06:45:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21501 2024-10-07T10:09:37.540615 application/rdf+xml 11100 2024-10-07T10:09:22.176693 image/jpeg 3074 2024-10-07T10:09:21.886696 image/jpeg 297935 2024-10-07T10:09:20.762734 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