Project Gutenberg 2009-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 112 Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) 1866 1946 Partridge, Anthony Oppenheim, Edward Phillips 11010641 The Moving Finger Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Moving Finger" by E. Phillips Oppenheim is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with a philosophical dialogue between two characters, a boy named Bertrand Saton and a gentleman named Henry Prestgate Rochester, discussing dreams, aspirations, and the stark reality of life. The prologue sets the stage for themes of ambition, societal expectations, and the poignant desire for freedom from life's constraints. The opening of the book introduces us to Bertrand Saton, a young and introspective boy staying at a convalescent home, who finds solace in the twilight as he contemplates his unfulfilled desires and dreams for a life beyond his current constraints. Rochester, a man of means, encounters Saton while out shooting and strikes up a conversation which quickly becomes a deep reflection on life's purpose and the value of imagination versus reality. Their interaction reveals Saton’s yearning for a better life and Rochester's somewhat detached yet intrigued perspective. This dialogue hints at a complex interplay of fate and personal choices that will unfold as Saton's story progresses, leading to significant developments in his life and those around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30811/30811-h/images/icover.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/30811/30811-h/images/icover.jpg en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature 498793 498622 2025-03-12T14:59:51.771867 2023-09-13T11:57:00.761879 text/html text/html 528949 2021-01-05T23:42:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 443429 2021-01-05T23:42:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 515668 2025-03-12T14:59:59.540815 application/epub+zip 521012 2025-03-12T14:59:52.957830 application/epub+zip 243450 2025-03-12T14:59:52.334872 application/epub+zip 690008 2025-03-12T15:00:04.993787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 637700 2025-03-12T14:59:58.869860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360728 2022-09-14T08:34:52.937769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433696 433612 2025-03-12T14:59:50.237893 2023-09-13T11:56:59.176896 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 433489 2021-01-05T23:42:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 159188 2021-01-05T23:42:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 433482 2021-01-05T23:42:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159136 2021-01-05T23:42:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21620 2025-03-12T15:00:05.161763 application/rdf+xml 12911 2025-03-12T14:59:52.446897 image/jpeg 2228 2025-03-12T14:59:52.392831 image/jpeg 442805 2025-03-12T14:59:51.823855 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