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Title: The Dark Flower
Note: Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Produced by Donald Lainson; David Widger
Summary: "The Dark Flower" by John Galsworthy is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative unfolds in a rich, lyrical style, focusing on complex emotional themes such as love, desire, and societal constraints. The story centers on Mark Lennan, a young, sensitive student at Oxford, who becomes entangled in a challenging emotional dynamic with Anna Stormer, a married woman. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Mark as he wanders through an Oxford setting, reflecting on his studies and relationships. He carries a tortoise in his pocket, symbolizing his introspective nature, before arriving at his tutor's home where he meets Anna Stormer. The initial interaction reveals a profound undercurrent of attraction and complexity between Mark and Anna, as she grapples with her feelings of nostalgia and longing for the mountains. As their relationship develops, a tension emerges, highlighting the contrast between youthful passion and mature restraint, setting the stage for the novel's exploration of desire and the moral ramifications that accompany it. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933
EBook No.: 2192
Published: Jun 14, 2006
Downloads: 144
Language: English
Subject: England -- Fiction
Subject: Italy -- Fiction
Subject: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Subject: Artists -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Dark Flower
Note: Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Produced by Donald Lainson; David Widger
Summary: "The Dark Flower" by John Galsworthy is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative unfolds in a rich, lyrical style, focusing on complex emotional themes such as love, desire, and societal constraints. The story centers on Mark Lennan, a young, sensitive student at Oxford, who becomes entangled in a challenging emotional dynamic with Anna Stormer, a married woman. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Mark as he wanders through an Oxford setting, reflecting on his studies and relationships. He carries a tortoise in his pocket, symbolizing his introspective nature, before arriving at his tutor's home where he meets Anna Stormer. The initial interaction reveals a profound undercurrent of attraction and complexity between Mark and Anna, as she grapples with her feelings of nostalgia and longing for the mountains. As their relationship develops, a tension emerges, highlighting the contrast between youthful passion and mature restraint, setting the stage for the novel's exploration of desire and the moral ramifications that accompany it. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933
EBook No.: 2192
Published: Jun 14, 2006
Downloads: 144
Language: English
Subject: England -- Fiction
Subject: Italy -- Fiction
Subject: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Subject: Artists -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.