Project Gutenberg 2005-09-11 Public domain in the USA. 68 Garvice, Charles 1850 1920 Adrien Leroy Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Julie Barkley and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Adrien Leroy" by Charles Garvice is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Adrien Leroy, a prominent figure in fashionable society, who is known for his wealth and charm. The opening chapters introduce a world of elite social gatherings, intertwined relationships, and hints of intrigue, particularly surrounding the enigmatic Jasper Vermont, Leroy's friend who appears to have a significant influence over him. At the start of the novel, the atmosphere is set on a cold spring night in London, where Leroy's friends are waiting for him at a posh club. We meet Lord Standon, Mortimer Shelton, and Frank Parselle, who discuss Leroy's notorious tardiness and the impact of Jasper Vermont on their friend. As the group reflects on their separate lives and the relationships they navigate, particularly with women like Ada Lester, the narrative hints at deeper tensions and rivalries. Leroy's character emerges as affable yet somewhat aloof, with complex loyalties, especially regarding Vermont—whose underlying motives seem suspect. The opening lays the groundwork for a story of romance, rivalry, and the struggle for personal integrity amid societal pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 433194 428972 2024-10-07T11:48:22.518969 2023-09-07T12:00:57.211788 text/html text/html 423723 2020-12-12T12:55:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 160860 2020-12-12T12:55:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 231306 2024-10-07T11:48:29.947913 application/epub+zip 240816 2024-10-07T11:48:24.405943 application/epub+zip 240817 2024-10-07T11:48:23.200956 application/epub+zip 405004 2024-10-07T11:48:34.033402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378377 2024-10-07T11:48:29.220959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348293 2022-09-08T06:55:56.250722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406417 406331 2024-10-07T11:48:21.250987 2023-09-07T12:00:56.186771 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 406320 2020-12-12T12:55:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 156226 2020-12-12T12:55:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 406314 2020-12-12T12:55:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156204 2020-12-12T12:55:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21073 2024-10-07T11:48:34.161389 application/rdf+xml 11667 2024-10-07T11:48:23.761974 image/jpeg 3220 2024-10-07T11:48:23.476976 image/jpeg 226959 2024-10-07T11:48:22.556938 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