Project Gutenberg 2009-09-26 Public domain in the USA. 57 Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William) 1866 1921 Hornung, Ernest William Hornung, E.W. The Camera Fiend Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. "The Camera Fiend" by E.W. Hornung is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Pocket Upton, a schoolboy navigating his precarious existence filled with asthma attacks and a quest for adventure. As he attempts to forge his identity apart from his brothers, Pocket's encounters in London lead to unexpected and life-altering consequences, including a tragic incident that complicates his life further. The opening of the novel introduces Pocket Upton as he struggles with his asthma and feels like an outsider among his peers. After being sent to London for a doctor's appointment, he wanders through the city, grappling with feelings of adventure mixed with insecurity. His impulsive decision to buy a revolver leads to a fateful night in Hyde Park, where he inadvertently shoots a man while sleepwalking, unaware of the severity of his actions. This chilling incident sets the stage for the unfolding narrative, as Pocket must confront the repercussions of his actions while striving to protect his family from the painful truth. The beginning effectively establishes both the character's internal conflict and the novel's tension, promising an exploration of themes related to innocence, guilt, and the thirst for acceptance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 451460 451695 2024-11-16T22:47:56.761173 2023-09-13T08:57:29.947920 text/html text/html 471313 2021-01-30T08:24:03 text/html 414468 2024-11-16T22:48:02.171171 application/epub+zip 414628 2024-11-16T22:47:57.485156 application/epub+zip 253103 2024-11-16T22:47:57.112184 application/epub+zip 527119 2024-11-16T22:48:06.157160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503175 2024-11-16T22:48:01.848147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342670 2022-09-14T04:27:55.507462 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428715 428749 2024-11-16T22:47:56.073217 2023-09-13T08:57:29.274948 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 428666 2021-01-30T08:28:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17448 2024-11-16T22:48:06.279111 application/rdf+xml 20707 2024-11-16T22:47:57.211168 image/jpeg 3475 2024-11-16T22:47:57.161169 image/jpeg 554911 2024-11-16T22:47:56.806158 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