Project Gutenberg 2007-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 62 Field, Roswell Martin 1851 1919 Field, R. M. (Roswell Martin) Field, Roswell M. (Roswell Martin) The Romance of an Old Fool Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Suzan Flanagan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Romance of an Old Fool" by Roswell Martin Field is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around John Stanhope, an older gentleman reflecting on his life and the possibility of love after the death of his wife. As he navigates his past connections and the relationships he forms in his small hometown, the themes of nostalgia, aging, and unexpected romance unfold. The opening of the novel introduces us to John Stanhope, a man in his forties who has recently regained his independence after the death of his wife, Mrs. Stanhope. He relishes life in the countryside, often amusing himself with philosophical musings and the company of his slightly irritating friend, Bunsey, a struggling novelist. As he contemplates his existence and the potential for a new romantic chapter, he recalls his childhood home and old friends, setting the stage for a journey back to the past. The reader learns of his memories, hopes, and the nostalgia that colors his view of love and companionship, especially in the context of his youthful affection for a girl named Sylvia, now manifested in the form of her daughter, Phyllis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Love stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 174527 174528 2024-10-09T06:42:50.481629 2023-09-09T08:57:58.380364 text/html text/html 171565 2007-02-24T16:04:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 65040 2007-02-24T16:04:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 143456 2024-10-09T06:42:56.677621 application/epub+zip 143801 2024-10-09T06:42:53.388639 application/epub+zip 134959 2024-10-09T06:42:52.031622 application/epub+zip 238179 2024-10-09T06:42:59.193613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216426 2024-10-09T06:42:55.931604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186281 2022-09-09T15:47:32.392819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151954 151850 2024-10-09T06:42:50.059674 2023-09-09T08:57:58.058348 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 151784 2007-02-24T16:04:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 59502 2007-02-24T16:04:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 151775 2007-02-24T16:04:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59475 2007-02-24T16:04:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 4842009 2007-02-27T13:19:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 22300 2024-10-09T06:42:59.326591 application/rdf+xml 9655 2024-10-09T06:42:52.749638 image/jpeg 2731 2024-10-09T06:42:52.476624 image/jpeg 137603 2024-10-09T06:42:50.496646 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