Project Gutenberg 2009-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 113 Sousa, John Philip 1854 1932 Sousa, J. P. (John Philip) The Fifth String Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Fifth String" by John Philip Sousa is a novel written in the early 20th century, likely during the first couple of decades of that century. The story revolves around a talented Italian violinist, Angelo Diotti, who finds himself wrestling with the concepts of love, art, and the sacrifices that come with pursuing both. The book combines elements of romance, drama, and a touch of philosophical musings about the nature of happiness and artistry. The narrative follows Diotti as he arrives in America, where he becomes infatuated with the beautiful Mildred Wallace. Despite achieving notoriety and acclaim for his performances, he feels a deep emotional inadequacy due to Mildred's cold indifference towards him. In an act of desperation to win her love, he encounters an eerie character representing Satan, who offers him a violin with a fateful fifth string—a string of death. As Diotti struggles with his desire for Mildred, he learns that the power of love and the risks associated with his art can lead to destruction. The plot crescendoes to a dramatic conclusion where Diotti plays on the fifth string, resulting in a haunting climax that raises questions about the cost of genius and the essence of true love. Ultimately, the story explores themes of desire, loss, and the interplay between love and the sacrifices made in the name of art. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Love stories Violinists -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Music Browsing: Fiction 135718 135563 2024-10-12T15:50:25.826182 2023-09-13T06:44:25.709370 text/html text/html 134096 2009-07-21T22:44:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 3945165 2009-07-21T22:46:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 3713270 2024-10-12T15:50:33.925175 application/epub+zip 3708700 2024-10-12T15:50:28.572203 application/epub+zip 130110 2024-10-12T15:50:26.852190 application/epub+zip 3805240 2024-10-12T15:50:37.980635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3781454 2024-10-12T15:50:32.563175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184603 2022-09-13T15:35:42.764965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111230 111108 2024-10-12T15:50:25.111207 2023-09-13T06:44:25.092381 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 111023 2009-07-21T22:27:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 43655 2009-07-21T22:27:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 111030 2009-07-21T22:27:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43652 2009-07-21T22:27:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21860 2024-10-12T15:50:38.132830 application/rdf+xml 11936 2024-10-12T15:50:27.420168 image/jpeg 3216 2024-10-12T15:50:27.127195 image/jpeg 3552516 2024-10-12T15:50:25.889188 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