Project Gutenberg 2010-02-25 Public domain in the USA. 54 Savi, E. W. (Ethel Winifred) 1865 1954 Savi, Ethel Winifred Banked Fires E-text prepared by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Banked Fires" by E. W. Savi is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of British India, it explores the intricacies of life for a young British couple adapting to the challenges and realities of colonial life. The main characters, Meredith Sahib and his wife Joyce, navigate their roles amidst cultural complexities, familial duties, and personal struggles, particularly around the health of their infant child. The opening of "Banked Fires" establishes an atmosphere of tension and anticipation as the Merediths pitch their tents in a desolate Bengal setting. Meredith, the Magistrate, grapples with the responsibilities of his position while attending to domestic concerns, especially as his wife deals with the illness of their young child. The narrative provides a glimpse into their marital dynamics, highlighting Joyce's struggles with the unfamiliar environment and her idealized expectations of motherhood. This early setup not only foreshadows the developing challenges for the couple but also introduces the theme of gender roles and the sacrifices made within marriage, compelling the reader to consider the broader implications of colonial life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Fiction British -- India -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Fiction 701573 701438 2024-09-13T09:37:55.327553 2023-09-14T04:08:43.023792 text/html text/html 709497 2010-02-25T17:39:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 270391 2010-02-25T17:40:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 321470 2024-09-13T09:38:05.556478 application/epub+zip 332669 2024-09-13T09:37:57.238494 application/epub+zip 332669 2024-09-13T09:37:56.137494 application/epub+zip 568459 2024-09-13T09:38:11.918416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535672 2024-09-13T09:38:04.714585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535795 2022-09-14T11:41:54.064903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668132 668026 2024-09-13T09:37:53.266488 2023-09-14T04:08:41.055773 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 667883 2010-02-25T17:37:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 263399 2010-02-25T17:37:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 667892 2010-02-25T17:37:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 263324 2010-02-25T17:37:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20527 2024-09-13T09:38:12.058422 application/rdf+xml 10449 2024-09-13T09:37:56.520483 image/jpeg 2864 2024-09-13T09:37:56.322521 image/jpeg 315110 2024-09-13T09:37:55.391534 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