Project Gutenberg 2005-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 72 Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) 1866 1946 Partridge, Anthony Oppenheim, Edward Phillips Pegram, Fred 1870 1937 A Lost Leader E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Lost Leader" by E. Phillips Oppenheim is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work intricately explores themes of political life, personal ambition, and the quest for redemption, focusing particularly on the character of Lawrence Mannering, a former politician who has retreated into seclusion, seeking a peaceful existence away from the chaos of political machinations. As he grapples with his past and the call for his return to public life, the complexities of loyalty, ideology, and personal desires come into sharp focus. The beginning of the novel introduces two men, Mannering and Leslie Borrowdean, as they stand atop a grassy bank by the sea, discussing life and political responsibilities. Borrowdean tries to persuade Mannering to return to politics, asserting that they are on the brink of a significant opportunity for change, but Mannering expresses his disillusionment with public life and his contentment in his rural retreat. The dialogue delves into their contrasting viewpoints: Mannering, who seeks peace and simplicity, and Borrowdean, who is adamant about the importance of political duty. As their conversation unfolds, layered with philosophical musings, it sets the stage for the ensuing conflict between personal fulfillment and societal obligation intertwined with the impact of a mysterious woman, Mrs. Handsell, who complicates Mannering's tranquility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature 470597 470476 2024-09-07T12:22:56.826506 2023-09-08T04:26:55.208498 text/html text/html 474703 2020-12-12T21:52:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1132007 2020-12-12T21:52:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1199411 2024-09-07T12:23:04.716422 application/epub+zip 1199594 2024-09-07T12:22:57.857492 application/epub+zip 247925 2024-09-07T12:22:57.331472 application/epub+zip 1362231 2024-09-07T12:23:10.645946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1319303 2024-09-07T12:23:03.683457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380123 2022-09-08T09:03:30.473353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442401 442309 2024-09-07T12:22:55.324464 2023-09-08T04:26:53.805486 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 442139 2020-12-12T21:52:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 162697 2020-12-12T21:52:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 442148 2020-12-12T21:52:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 162683 2020-12-12T21:52:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20429 2024-09-07T12:23:10.809888 application/rdf+xml 20526 2024-09-07T12:22:57.430454 image/jpeg 3357 2024-09-07T12:22:57.379463 image/jpeg 1132562 2024-09-07T12:22:56.891495 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