Project Gutenberg 2010-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 195 Green, Anna Katharine 1846 1935 Rohlfs, Mrs. Charles Rohlfs, Anna Katharine Green The Sword of Damocles: A Story of New York Life Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Revised by Richard Tonsing. "The Sword of Damocles: A Story of New York Life" by Anna Katharine Green is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in New York and explores themes of love, ambition, and social class through the experiences of its main character, Bertram Mandeville, a talented pianist navigating the complexities of his profession and aspirations for wealth and status to win the affection of Miss Preston, a young heiress. The opening of the narrative introduces a bleak New York City night filled with a bitter wind, establishing the story's tone. It then shifts to a somber young woman standing outside a cathedral, reflecting themes of despair and disillusionment. The narrative quickly transitions to the discussion between Mandeville and his uncle, who expresses concern over the risks of pursuing wealth through Wall Street compared to maintaining a successful musical career. Mandeville’s determination to pursue speculative investments stems from his love for a young woman above his social class. The chapter closes with Mandeville revealing his recent encounter with a mysterious old woman who delivered a note from a girl named Paula, hinting at a deeper connection that interweaves love and intrigue into the struggles of the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33301/33301-h/images/cover.jpg en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 863171 863014 2024-09-14T06:45:29.794338 2023-09-23T03:01:46.861582 text/html text/html 842441 2024-06-09T16:50:57 text/html 456009 2024-09-14T06:45:41.254293 application/epub+zip 457036 2024-09-14T06:45:31.206310 application/epub+zip 457036 2024-09-14T06:45:30.476361 application/epub+zip 654483 2024-09-14T06:45:48.654216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 620887 2024-09-14T06:45:40.584267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 621914 2022-09-15T09:07:54.382529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 823079 822877 2024-09-14T06:45:28.143328 2023-09-23T03:01:45.206592 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 803039 2024-06-09T16:50:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16667 2024-09-14T06:45:48.798342 application/rdf+xml 20346 2024-09-14T06:45:30.581317 image/jpeg 2857 2024-09-14T06:45:30.529320 image/jpeg 379546 2024-09-14T06:45:29.874318 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