Project Gutenberg 2001-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 60 Roe, Edward Payson 1838 1888 Roe, E. P. (Edward Payson) A Face Illumined "A Face Illumined" by Edward Payson Roe is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Harold Van Berg, a young artist who becomes captivated by the beauty of Ida Mayhew, a woman whose striking appearance is marred by her shallow personality. As Van Berg engages with her, he grapples with the disconnect between her physical beauty and the superficial qualities that define her character. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Van Berg as he diligently works on a painting in his studio. His friend Ik Stanton interrupts him, and they engage in a charming banter. The narrative flows to an evening concert where Van Berg notices Ida Mayhew at a neighboring table. While initially struck by her beauty, he quickly finds himself disillusioned by her lack of substance and her frivolous behavior. This disappointment manifests in his artistic frustration, as he becomes determined to explore whether he can assist in “illuminating” her character through deeper understanding and connection. The beginning sets the stage for themes of beauty, artistic aspiration, and the quest for true character amid societal superficiality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American fiction -- 19th century Artists -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1043233 1043234 2024-10-02T03:30:18.093307 2023-10-02T03:49:06.747906 text/html text/html 1043226 1043227 2024-10-02T03:30:18.487222 2023-10-02T03:49:07.030903 text/html text/html 464022 2024-10-02T03:30:32.085222 application/epub+zip 484276 2024-10-02T03:30:22.062239 application/epub+zip 469074 2024-10-02T03:30:20.589228 application/epub+zip 834202 2024-10-02T03:30:40.153153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 765270 2024-10-02T03:30:31.074147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 746253 2022-09-02T04:25:18.897126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 964432 964460 2024-10-02T03:30:17.258234 2023-10-02T03:49:06.131912 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 956972 2015-04-03T16:42:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 360096 2015-04-03T16:42:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19073 2024-10-02T03:30:40.286107 application/rdf+xml 14629 2024-10-02T03:30:21.157209 image/jpeg 3638 2024-10-02T03:30:20.872205 image/jpeg 452239 2024-10-02T03:30:18.578209 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