Project Gutenberg 2006-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 121 Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider) 1856 1925 Haggard, Rider Haggard, Henry Rider Beatrice John Bickers, Dagny and David Widger "Beatrice" by H. Rider Haggard is a novel written during the late 19th century. The book explores themes of love, loss, and identity through the life of Beatrice Granger, a complex and striking young woman, as she navigates her feelings of solitude and the impact of her past. The opening of the novel introduces Beatrice on her twenty-second birthday as she reflects on her life by the sea, recalling the death of her mother seven years prior. This moment of introspection is abruptly interrupted by her encounter with Geoffrey Bingham, a barrister who is engaged in a curlew shooting expedition nearby. Their initial meeting occurs amidst a rising mist, hinting at the uncertainties both face. The chapters unfold with Beatrice's poignant thoughts on loss, leading to a shared adventure between her and Geoffrey as they find themselves in perilous waters together, setting the stage for their intertwined fates. The narrative hints at deeper explorations of societal expectations, personal aspirations, and the risks of vulnerability in relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 675878 676039 2024-10-02T06:10:15.264339 2023-10-02T05:53:44.841358 text/html text/html 701636 2021-04-23T02:49:49 text/html; charset=utf-8 248166 2021-04-23T02:56:35 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 351183 2024-10-02T06:10:25.203256 application/epub+zip 351813 2024-10-02T06:10:17.404291 application/epub+zip 351813 2024-10-02T06:10:16.089319 application/epub+zip 526255 2024-10-02T06:10:31.195214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496966 2024-10-02T06:10:24.403274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477209 2022-09-02T07:32:49.341311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646135 646116 2024-10-02T06:10:14.183364 2023-10-02T05:53:43.942391 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 646091 2021-04-23T02:55:33 text/plain; charset=utf-8 242447 2021-04-23T02:56:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19073 2024-10-02T06:10:31.326217 application/rdf+xml 8637 2024-10-02T06:10:16.666306 image/jpeg 2355 2024-10-02T06:10:16.363312 image/jpeg 302823 2024-10-02T06:10:15.325296 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