Project Gutenberg 2006-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 103 McCutcheon, George Barr 1866 1928 Cootes, F. Graham From the Housetops Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "From the Housetops" by George Barr McCutcheon is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of love, wealth, and family obligations through its main character, Braden Thorpe, who is grappling with the impending marriage of his fiancé, Anne Tresslyn, to his much older grandfather, Templeton Thorpe. As Braden wrestles with the emotional fallout of this situation, it sets up a narrative that seems poised to delve into the complexities of financial motives intertwined with romantic relationships. The opening of the story introduces us to the troubled dynamics between Braden Thorpe and Mrs. Tresslyn, Anne's mother, against the backdrop of the impending marriage to Templeton Thorpe. Braden passionately expresses his disdain for the union, which he sees as a manipulation of the innocent Anne driven by greed and practicality rather than love. Mrs. Tresslyn is unapologetic and defends the marriage as a calculated decision based on the potential security it offers. This initial confrontation highlights the central conflict of the narrative, raising questions about loyalty, love, and the moral implications of marrying for money or social status, setting the stage for further exploration of these themes throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 800238 800169 2024-09-08T08:17:51.460732 2023-09-08T10:18:15.151349 text/html text/html 813712 2009-03-03T11:58:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 336648 2009-03-03T11:59:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 407741 2024-09-08T08:18:02.301692 application/epub+zip 419314 2024-09-08T08:17:53.597766 application/epub+zip 375874 2024-09-08T08:17:52.382722 application/epub+zip 679891 2024-09-08T08:18:08.959664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 621806 2024-09-08T08:18:01.227664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 587156 2022-09-09T04:44:20.904180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 744996 2024-09-08T08:17:49.647773 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 746347 2009-03-03T11:58:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 281077 2009-03-03T11:59:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 744794 2009-03-03T11:58:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 280902 2009-03-03T11:59:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 744789 2009-03-03T11:57:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 280854 2009-03-03T11:59:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21375 2024-09-08T08:18:09.109634 application/rdf+xml 13613 2024-09-08T08:17:52.768711 image/jpeg 3501 2024-09-08T08:17:52.574722 image/jpeg 382700 2024-09-08T08:17:51.534714 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