Project Gutenberg 2008-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 113 Bottome, Phyllis 1882 1963 Forbes Dennis, Phyllis Soper, James Hamlin Gardner 1877 1939 Soper, J. H. Gardner Gardner-Soper, James Hamlin The Dark Tower Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Edwards, Alicia Williams, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Dark Tower" by Phyllis Bottome is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces Winn Staines, a British Army officer, who comes from a tumultuous family background marked by a military legacy and a mother, Lady Staines, who is both dominating and dismissive of his choices, especially regarding women. The narrative unfolds around Winn's life experiences, his marriage to Estelle Fanshawe, and the familial dynamics that will challenge their relationship as they navigate the complexities of love, duty, and personal aspirations. At the start of the novel, we find the Staines family portrayed with vivid detail, showcasing their chaotic and often conflicting interactions. Winn's character emerges as tough but emotionally vulnerable, seeking connection while wrestling with the expectations imposed by his heritage. His impulsive decision to marry Estelle leads to a glance at the intimate struggles the couple faces, compounded by family prejudices and Winn's impending deployment to India. The opening chapters explore themes of societal expectations, complicated relationships, and the quest for personal identity, setting the stage for a deeper examination of how environment and relationships shape the paths of the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Great Britain. Army -- Officers -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 424847 424868 2024-10-11T07:18:25.847605 2023-09-11T10:09:24.725417 text/html text/html 426011 2008-06-18T11:24:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 345225 2008-06-18T11:24:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 414549 2024-10-11T07:18:33.643577 application/epub+zip 420358 2024-10-11T07:18:28.112639 application/epub+zip 231258 2024-10-11T07:18:26.723609 application/epub+zip 590980 2024-10-11T07:18:38.049544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562370 2024-10-11T07:18:32.773606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345953 2022-09-12T06:22:15.852136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403640 403516 2024-10-11T07:18:24.715618 2023-09-11T10:09:23.722409 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 403533 2008-06-18T11:24:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 152970 2008-06-18T11:24:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 403527 2008-06-18T11:24:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152923 2008-06-18T11:24:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22666 2024-10-11T07:18:38.225563 application/rdf+xml 10568 2024-10-11T07:18:27.312599 image/jpeg 2941 2024-10-11T07:18:27.023609 image/jpeg 407651 2024-10-11T07:18:25.896654 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