Project Gutenberg 2009-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 56 Van Dyke, Henry 1852 1933 Dyke, Henry Van Dyke, Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Henry I. Van The Unknown Quantity: A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. The wedding-ring -- Messengers at the window -- The countersign of the cradle -- The key of the tower -- The ripening of the fruit -- The king's jewel -- The music-lover -- Humoreske -- An old game -- The unruly sprite -- A change of air -- The night call -- The effectual fervent prayer -- The return of the charm -- Beggars under the bush -- Stronghold -- In the odour of sanctity -- The sad shepherd -- The mansion. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Juliet Sutherland, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Unknown Quantity: A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales" by Henry Van Dyke is a collection of romantic short stories written in the early 20th century. The book presents a medley of narratives infused with themes of love, loss, and the mysteries of human emotion, highlighting both the joys and complexities of relationships. Each tale contains elements of enchantment and introspection, offering reflections on the nature of love and the unknown qualities that bind people together. At the start of the collection, the author sets the stage for the stories with a poetic preface that metaphorically compares the tales to a series of distinct lakes connected by a hidden river. This theme of interconnectedness runs throughout the opening tale, "The Wedding-Ring," which introduces Toinette Girard and Prosper Leclère—a couple deeply in love but beset by insecurities and misunderstandings. Toinette's intense devotion leads her to worry about her husband's well-being during his absences, while Prosper struggles with jealousy, creating tension in their relationship. The story delves into the complexities of love, devotion, and the shadows cast by doubt, establishing the emotional depth that characterizes Van Dyke's writing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30622/30622-h/images/cover.jpg en Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 419687 419634 2024-10-13T06:36:19.525786 2023-09-13T11:04:26.781127 text/html text/html 425345 2009-12-07T05:59:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1423224 2009-12-07T05:59:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1503414 2024-10-13T06:36:26.861782 application/epub+zip 1505047 2024-10-13T06:36:20.920820 application/epub+zip 241495 2024-10-13T06:36:20.281809 application/epub+zip 1642893 2024-10-13T06:36:31.368756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1594442 2024-10-13T06:36:26.136796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333698 2022-09-14T07:24:11.197230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374606 374496 2024-10-13T06:36:18.429855 2023-09-13T11:04:25.806129 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 374340 2009-12-07T05:59:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 145198 2009-12-07T05:59:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 374339 2009-12-07T05:59:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145118 2009-12-07T05:59:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21951 2024-10-13T06:36:31.512739 application/rdf+xml 33138 2024-10-13T06:36:20.379799 image/jpeg 4423 2024-10-13T06:36:20.329792 image/jpeg 1435417 2024-10-13T06:36:19.626786 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