Project Gutenberg 2008-06-19 Public domain in the USA. 79 Nicholson, Meredith 1866 1947 Steele, Frederic Dorr 1873 1944 Steele, Frederick Dorr The Madness of May E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Madness of May" by Meredith Nicholson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Billy Deering, a man who finds himself entangled in a web of emotional turmoil following his involvement in a theft of bonds and a deep personal crisis. When an enigmatic and eccentric figure named R. Hood appears in Deering's life, he becomes a catalyst for change, leading Deering into a series of unpredictable adventures that challenge his understanding of morality, friendship, and the pursuit of happiness. At the start of the novel, Deering arrives home in a state of distress, burdened by his recent theft from his family's banking firm. Encountering Hood, who claims to be a hobo seeking enjoyment and adventure, Deering is initially baffled by this stranger's carefree attitude and philosophical musings. Hood’s presence prompts Deering to confront his troubles, and after a revealing conversation about his lost bonds and a mysterious girl who has taken his suitcase, the two set off on an unexpected journey. This opening sets the tone for a whimsical exploration of self-discovery against the backdrop of an intriguing blend of romance, humor, and a sense of the absurd. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New York (State) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 180893 180748 2024-09-11T06:56:54.008261 2023-09-11T10:11:53.296186 text/html text/html 189339 2008-06-19T16:42:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 266478 2021-01-03T18:43:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 322136 2024-09-11T06:56:58.884227 application/epub+zip 324038 2024-09-11T06:56:55.429270 application/epub+zip 120764 2024-09-11T06:56:54.563262 application/epub+zip 445808 2024-09-11T06:57:01.574234 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422919 2024-09-11T06:56:58.249283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224379 2022-09-12T06:24:31.485188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150734 150658 2024-09-11T06:56:53.507253 2023-09-11T10:11:52.821160 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 150482 2021-01-03T18:43:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 60055 2021-01-03T18:43:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 150490 2021-01-03T18:43:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60042 2021-01-03T18:43:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20582 2024-09-11T06:57:01.716207 application/rdf+xml 13183 2024-09-11T06:56:54.908269 image/jpeg 3441 2024-09-11T06:56:54.733245 image/jpeg 316709 2024-09-11T06:56:54.035270 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 en.wikipedia