Project Gutenberg 2010-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 62 Hichens, Robert 1864 1950 Hichens, Robert Smythe Hichens, Robert S. (Robert Smythe) Bye-Ways The charmer of snakes -- A tribute of souls -- An echo in Egypt -- The face of the monk -- The man who intervened -- After to-morrow -- A silent guardian -- A boudoir boy -- The tee-to-tum. E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, S. D., and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Bye-Ways" by Robert Hichens is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the complex relationship between Desmond Renfrew and his new wife, Claire, an acclaimed actress grappling with fame’s demands and her yearning for freedom. As they embark on a honeymoon in Morocco, the tale explores themes of desire, identity, and the haunting presence of the mysterious figures that surround them. The opening portion of the book introduces Desmond Renfrew as he lies awake in their camp in Morocco, disturbed by the sounds of the night and reflecting on his marriage to Claire. Claire's beauty and the aura of her celebrity preoccupy him, as does his obsessive desire to protect her. Renfrew’s unease grows when he notices their soldiers have vanished, and when he discovers Claire is not in her tent. His search leads him to find Claire enthralled by a performance, revealing her connection to a snake charmer, a character that mirrors some of her own theatrical qualities. This first encounter sets the stage for an exploration of Claire's identity and the forces that shape her, hinting at deeper, intertwining connections between art, life, and the exotic landscapes surrounding them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33040/33040-h/images/cover.jpg en Fiction Short stories, English PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 505658 505528 2024-09-14T05:36:08.196789 2023-09-14T10:24:01.921597 text/html text/html 515264 2010-07-01T13:18:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 271506 2010-07-01T13:22:01 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 284932 2024-09-14T05:36:15.509755 application/epub+zip 289570 2024-09-14T05:36:09.241780 application/epub+zip 267244 2024-09-14T05:36:08.709801 application/epub+zip 430971 2024-09-14T05:36:20.115739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395489 2024-09-14T05:36:14.904780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373241 2022-09-15T07:38:56.499908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456155 456069 2024-09-14T05:36:06.751831 2023-09-14T10:24:00.572622 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 455943 2010-07-01T13:11:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 174609 2010-07-01T13:11:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 455954 2010-07-01T13:11:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 174583 2010-07-01T13:11:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20543 2024-09-14T05:36:20.268709 application/rdf+xml 11457 2024-09-14T05:36:08.809785 image/jpeg 1866 2024-09-14T05:36:08.759794 image/jpeg 267548 2024-09-14T05:36:08.242803 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