Project Gutenberg 2009-02-23 Public domain in the USA. 84 Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) 1866 1946 Partridge, Anthony Oppenheim, Edward Phillips 04031604 The Master Mummer Produced by D. Alexander, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Master Mummer" by E. Phillips Oppenheim is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Arnold Greatson, a struggling writer who yearns for a more profound creative experience beyond the superficial lighthearted tales he has been penning. His desire for authenticity drives him to seek out real stories, eventually leading him to a fateful encounter at a train station and a subsequent dramatic incident involving a terrified young girl named Isobel de Sorrens and the mysterious man who claims to be her guardian. The opening portion of the novel introduces us to Arnold in his creative struggles, balancing light-hearted fiction with a deeper yearning for authenticity in his writing. His conversations with his friend Mabane reveal his frustration with the industry and his aspirations to depict genuine human experiences. After some insightful exchanges about the nature of art and inspiration, Arnold takes a decisive step to explore life more fully by venturing into the bustling world outside, where he soon encounters Isobel and witnesses a tragic and profound series of events that will alter his life fundamentally. The narrative weaves elements of mystery and drama, setting the stage for Arnold's transformation from a passive observer into an active participant in the lives of those around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 472439 472460 2024-09-12T07:28:28.370025 2023-09-12T10:49:23.402258 text/html text/html 477083 2009-02-23T06:50:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 332851 2009-02-23T06:50:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 347103 2024-09-12T07:28:35.013948 application/epub+zip 354028 2024-09-12T07:28:29.231933 application/epub+zip 216292 2024-09-12T07:28:28.798967 application/epub+zip 522955 2024-09-12T07:28:39.687924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486603 2024-09-12T07:28:34.567937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349625 2022-09-13T07:21:44.607109 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445621 445419 2024-09-12T07:28:26.941016 2023-09-12T10:49:22.079246 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 445318 2009-02-23T06:50:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 163751 2009-02-23T06:50:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 445310 2009-02-23T06:50:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 163691 2009-02-23T06:50:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20380 2024-09-12T07:28:39.835900 application/rdf+xml 20424 2024-09-12T07:28:28.888965 image/jpeg 3078 2024-09-12T07:28:28.843943 image/jpeg 333647 2024-09-12T07:28:28.421039 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