Project Gutenberg 2010-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 89 Creswicke, Louis Love's Usuries Love's usuries -- A quaint elopement -- Trooper Jones of the Light Brigade -- The "Celibate" Club (dialogue) -- In the cradle of the deep -- Some crazy patchwork -- "The soul of me" -- In a cornfield (dialogue) -- On the eve of the regatta -- Peach bloom -- Twin souls (dialogue) -- Pain's pensioners -- For love or science? -- Romance of the coulisses. Produced by Bethanne M. Simms and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Love's Usuries" by Louis Creswicke is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story introduces us to artist Lionel Bentham, who reflects on his reencounter with friends and the complex nature of love intertwined with pain and sacrifice. Central to this narrative is Bentham's introspection as he recounts various tales of love's fervor and subsequent heartbreak, ultimately considering the nuanced relationship between art and the emotional turmoil that often accompanies it. At the start of the narrative, we witness Bentham's reunion with a friend, leading to a discussion about past relationships and their impact on life and creativity. Through Bentham's casual but profound conversations, he recounts poignant stories of love, loss, and the sacrifices made for passion, revealing how each anecdote symbolizes broader themes of devotion and the often-painful realities of love. The opening thus paints a rich, emotive landscape where personal experiences and artistic expression converge, setting the tone for a deeper exploration of love's complexities throughout the rest of the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Short stories PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 319315 319324 2024-09-14T07:04:20.229557 2023-09-14T11:42:14.701063 text/html text/html 325561 2010-08-08T15:59:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 124864 2010-08-08T15:59:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 183305 2024-09-14T07:04:27.792495 application/epub+zip 185810 2024-09-14T07:04:22.047528 application/epub+zip 185809 2024-09-14T07:04:20.984497 application/epub+zip 335810 2024-09-14T07:04:31.817483 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309901 2024-09-14T07:04:26.844461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310039 2022-09-15T09:31:47.440347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277266 277177 2024-09-14T07:04:19.094514 2023-09-14T11:42:13.691076 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 277167 2010-08-08T15:59:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 115163 2010-08-08T15:59:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 277162 2010-08-08T15:59:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 115105 2010-08-08T15:59:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19996 2024-09-14T07:04:31.965470 application/rdf+xml 13354 2024-09-14T07:04:21.356480 image/jpeg 3514 2024-09-14T07:04:21.167491 image/jpeg 171327 2024-09-14T07:04:20.258504 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