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Title: Maurice Guest
Credits: Produced by Col Choat. HTML version by Al Haines.
Summary: "Maurice Guest" by "Henry Handel Richardson" is a novel likely written during the late 19th century. The story centers around Maurice Guest, a young man with aspirations of becoming a successful musician in Leipzig, Germany. As he navigates his new environment, his dreams of artistic achievement are both buoyed and challenged by his relationships with others, especially a mysterious and captivating woman named Louise Dufrayer. The opening of the novel introduces Maurice as he emerges from a concert at the Gewandhaus, feeling inspired and full of ambition. He wanders through the vibrant streets of Leipzig, absorbing the lively atmosphere around him, but also grappling with feelings of loneliness and homesickness. His journey takes a pivotal turn when he encounters the young and spirited Madeleine Wade, who becomes an ally in his musical aspirations, contrasting with his budding fascination for the enigmatic Louise. Throughout this initial segment, the reader witnesses the depths of Maurice’s yearning for connection and artistic fulfillment as he confronts the realities of life in a foreign city, setting the stage for the complexities and developments of his character and relationships to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Richardson, Henry Handel, 1870-1946
EBook No.: 3727
Published: Feb 1, 2003
Downloads: 59
Language: English
Subject: Autobiographical fiction
Subject: Musical fiction
Subject: Love stories
Subject: Leipzig (Germany) -- Fiction
Subject: Conservatories of music -- Fiction
Subject: Australians -- Germany -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Maurice Guest
Credits: Produced by Col Choat. HTML version by Al Haines.
Summary: "Maurice Guest" by "Henry Handel Richardson" is a novel likely written during the late 19th century. The story centers around Maurice Guest, a young man with aspirations of becoming a successful musician in Leipzig, Germany. As he navigates his new environment, his dreams of artistic achievement are both buoyed and challenged by his relationships with others, especially a mysterious and captivating woman named Louise Dufrayer. The opening of the novel introduces Maurice as he emerges from a concert at the Gewandhaus, feeling inspired and full of ambition. He wanders through the vibrant streets of Leipzig, absorbing the lively atmosphere around him, but also grappling with feelings of loneliness and homesickness. His journey takes a pivotal turn when he encounters the young and spirited Madeleine Wade, who becomes an ally in his musical aspirations, contrasting with his budding fascination for the enigmatic Louise. Throughout this initial segment, the reader witnesses the depths of Maurice’s yearning for connection and artistic fulfillment as he confronts the realities of life in a foreign city, setting the stage for the complexities and developments of his character and relationships to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Richardson, Henry Handel, 1870-1946
EBook No.: 3727
Published: Feb 1, 2003
Downloads: 59
Language: English
Subject: Autobiographical fiction
Subject: Musical fiction
Subject: Love stories
Subject: Leipzig (Germany) -- Fiction
Subject: Conservatories of music -- Fiction
Subject: Australians -- Germany -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.