Project Gutenberg 2011-06-16 Public domain in the USA. 160 Ruck, Berta 1878 1978 Onions, Oliver, Mrs. Onions, Mrs. Oliver Ruck, Amy Roberta Caswell, Edward C. 1879 1963 Caswell, E. C. (Edward C.) The Disturbing Charm Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Disturbing Charm" by Berta Ruck is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book intertwines themes of love and attraction through the use of a mysterious charm invented to influence romantic connections. At the heart of the story is Olwen Howel-Jones, a young woman navigating her feelings and desires, as well as the lives of those around her, especially concerning their romantic entanglements. The opening of the novel introduces Professor Howel-Jones, who receives an intriguing letter detailing a sensational discovery about a "Disturbing Charm," purported to assist individuals in finding love with the right partners. As he ponders this whimsical notion, his niece Olwen enters the scene, a spirited young woman who soon becomes infatuated with the idea of the charm, particularly after discovering it in a small packet enclosed in the letter. Delighted yet curious about its potency, Olwen decides to test the charm on others, starting with the lonely spinster Miss Walsh, hoping to affect change in her life while reflecting on her own romantic aspirations amidst the backdrop of World War I. The narrative sets the stage for exploring both the charm's influence and the complexities of human relationships during an era of societal upheaval. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36442/36442-h/images/cover.jpg en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction Love stories Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Charms -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 554132 554158 2024-10-15T12:17:10.437449 2023-09-16T05:20:27.970859 text/html text/html 559198 2021-01-07T20:38:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 767661 2021-01-07T20:38:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 845189 2024-10-15T12:17:18.750418 application/epub+zip 854667 2024-10-15T12:17:11.608473 application/epub+zip 286066 2024-10-15T12:17:11.046466 application/epub+zip 1034412 2024-10-15T12:17:24.365395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1002375 2024-10-15T12:17:18.175451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434486 2022-09-16T15:29:55.505270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 517170 517071 2024-10-15T12:17:08.735500 2023-09-16T05:20:26.497852 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 516964 2021-01-07T20:38:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 205400 2021-01-07T20:38:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 516956 2021-01-07T20:38:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205257 2021-01-07T20:38:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23077 2024-10-15T12:17:24.515390 application/rdf+xml 16515 2024-10-15T12:17:11.152461 image/jpeg 2653 2024-10-15T12:17:11.101445 image/jpeg 769975 2024-10-15T12:17:10.503459 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