Project Gutenberg 2009-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 82 Zangwill, Louis 1869 1938 Cleo The Magnificent; Or, The Muse of the Real: A Novel Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by David Edwards, Stephanie Eason, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "Cleo The Magnificent; Or, The Muse of the Real: A Novel" by Louis Zangwill is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the struggles of its protagonist, Morgan Druce, a poet grappling with self-doubt, ambition, and the realities of life versus artistic aspiration. Set against a backdrop of complex relationships, including his friendship with the cynical novelist Robert Ingram, the narrative explores themes of artistic integrity and the sacrifices associated with pursuing one's passions. The beginning of the novel introduces readers to Morgan Druce and Robert Ingram, who are engaged in a candid conversation by the fireside. Morgan reveals his turmoil over his failed attempts at poetry, grappling with the burdens of artistic ambition and a sense of existential crisis. Ingram, embodying a jaded perspective, acknowledges their differing temperaments and offers advice that seems both practical and dismissive. As their dialogue unfolds, Morgan reflects on his past, revealing a history of familial conflict over his artistic dreams, as well as the anguish of feeling friendless and unsupported in his creative journey. The opening establishes a rich emotional landscape that hints at the tension between aspiration and reality, setting the stage for Morgan's evolving narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 523753 523050 2024-10-12T14:25:47.016843 2023-09-13T05:39:28.967298 text/html text/html 523199 2009-06-23T11:12:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 273201 2009-06-23T11:15:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 360619 2024-10-12T14:25:58.418790 application/epub+zip 367407 2024-10-12T14:25:51.281812 application/epub+zip 267898 2024-10-12T14:25:49.608818 application/epub+zip 659549 2024-10-12T14:26:03.819755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608748 2024-10-12T14:25:57.272765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460142 2022-09-13T14:01:41.720324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479039 478793 2024-10-12T14:25:45.538852 2023-09-13T05:39:27.916324 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 478531 2009-06-23T11:08:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 183826 2009-06-23T11:08:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 478540 2009-06-23T11:08:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 183792 2009-06-23T11:08:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21393 2024-10-12T14:26:04.254724 application/rdf+xml 19568 2024-10-12T14:25:50.346818 image/jpeg 4476 2024-10-12T14:25:50.057796 image/jpeg 362264 2024-10-12T14:25:47.067819 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