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Title: Cupid in Africa

Note: Reading ease score: 69.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler

Summary: "Cupid in Africa" by Percival Christopher Wren is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the character Bertram Greene, a young man caught between his family's military legacy and his own intellectual pursuits, as he navigates the challenges of becoming an officer during the Great War while stationed in India and being assigned to Africa. The novel delves into themes of duty, identity, and the contrast between societal expectations and personal aspirations. The opening of the novel sets the stage by introducing Major Hugh Walsingham Greene, Bertram's father, whose disappointment in his son’s artistic and intellectual inclinations heightens the familial tension. The narrative reveals Major Greene's struggles with respectability and masculinity, contrasting sharply with Bertram's aspirations dominated by scholarly accomplishments rather than military prowess. As Bertram prepares for his upcoming assignment and embraces his role as a soldier, he experiences deep self-doubt about his capabilities and the crude realities of warfare, suggesting a rich exploration of personal growth against a backdrop of conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Wren, Percival Christopher, 1885-1941

EBook No.: 37544

Published: Sep 26, 2011

Downloads: 161

Language: English

Subject: Young men -- Fiction

Subject: World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Africa, East -- Fiction

Subject: Great Britain. Army -- Military life -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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2024-11-06T01:38:36Z Cupid in Africa

This edition has images.

Title: Cupid in Africa

Note: Reading ease score: 69.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler

Summary: "Cupid in Africa" by Percival Christopher Wren is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the character Bertram Greene, a young man caught between his family's military legacy and his own intellectual pursuits, as he navigates the challenges of becoming an officer during the Great War while stationed in India and being assigned to Africa. The novel delves into themes of duty, identity, and the contrast between societal expectations and personal aspirations. The opening of the novel sets the stage by introducing Major Hugh Walsingham Greene, Bertram's father, whose disappointment in his son’s artistic and intellectual inclinations heightens the familial tension. The narrative reveals Major Greene's struggles with respectability and masculinity, contrasting sharply with Bertram's aspirations dominated by scholarly accomplishments rather than military prowess. As Bertram prepares for his upcoming assignment and embraces his role as a soldier, he experiences deep self-doubt about his capabilities and the crude realities of warfare, suggesting a rich exploration of personal growth against a backdrop of conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Wren, Percival Christopher, 1885-1941

EBook No.: 37544

Published: Sep 26, 2011

Downloads: 161

Language: English

Subject: Young men -- Fiction

Subject: World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Africa, East -- Fiction

Subject: Great Britain. Army -- Military life -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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