Project Gutenberg 2007-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 71 Smith, Francis Hopkinson 1838 1915 Smith, F. Hopkinson (Francis Hopkinson) Homo 1909 Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Widger "Homo" by Francis Hopkinson Smith is a narrative work that likely falls within the realm of fiction, specifically exploring themes of love, betrayal, and moral consequence. Written during the early 20th century, the text invites readers into a layered exploration of human nature and primal instincts, set against the backdrop of both Parisian society and the African wilderness. The story unfolds through a conversation among a group of friends in a cozy salon, ultimately led by the character Bayard, who recounts his experience with a young Belgian officer embroiled in a destructive love affair. This man, filled with guilt over a woman who has left him, finds himself in dire straits in the African jungle, where the brutality of nature strips him of civilization’s comforts and forces him to confront his primal self. The tale culminates in tragedy when, following a series of harrowing events, the officer takes his own life, leaving behind a grieving companion who reflects on the consequences of desire and the nature of forgiveness. The narrative ultimately suggests that there are more profound forces at play in human existence than mere revenge, emphasizing the impact of love, loss, and redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 54179 54180 2025-01-10T04:52:24.598767 2023-09-10T11:55:22.735915 text/html text/html 51921 2021-01-26T02:33:43 text/html; charset=utf-8 18961 2021-01-26T02:33:43 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 80280 2025-01-10T04:52:28.460743 application/epub+zip 79160 2025-01-10T04:52:26.285805 application/epub+zip 79160 2025-01-10T04:52:25.196782 application/epub+zip 147243 2025-01-10T04:52:30.048728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140711 2025-01-10T04:52:27.820784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120513 2022-09-11T06:48:49.076916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44023 2025-01-10T04:52:24.320763 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44442 2016-12-20T04:47:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17570 2016-12-20T04:51:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 43887 2009-01-21T15:04:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17456 2009-01-21T15:05:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20927 2025-01-10T04:52:30.170733 application/rdf+xml 10161 2025-01-10T04:52:25.718800 image/jpeg 2741 2025-01-10T04:52:25.456744 image/jpeg 77163 2025-01-10T04:52:24.604761 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