Project Gutenberg 2011-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 78 Young, F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) 1875 Young, F.E. Mills Young, Florence Ethel Mills The Stronger Influence Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Stronger Influence" by F.E. Mills Young is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the striking landscape of the Zuurberg mountains and follows Esme Lester, a young girl on a journey of convalescence who is eager to escape the dullness of her everyday life as a music teacher. As she seeks companionship to stave off routine and boredom, her interactions with various characters, particularly with a deeply troubled man named Hallam, form a central theme of the narrative. The opening of the book introduces Esme as she arrives in Coerney, preparing for her cart ride up the mountain. We learn that she has recently recovered from illness and is looking for adventure during her holiday. Her initial solitude is palpable, as she hopes to find more appealing company than the elderly couple and middle-aged man she meets on the train. However, her observations of Hallam, who appears to be secluding himself from the world around him, ignite her curiosity. Their initial interactions set up a dynamic filled with interest and potential tension, emphasizing Esme's gentle compassion and a hint of desire to provoke a change in Hallam's aloof demeanor, which will be further explored as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en South Africa -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 449283 449292 2024-09-16T07:02:44.967286 2023-09-16T13:12:18.133877 text/html text/html 460523 2011-11-30T11:07:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 148639 2011-11-30T11:07:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 200040 2024-09-16T07:02:52.175249 application/epub+zip 208452 2024-09-16T07:02:46.869281 application/epub+zip 208452 2024-09-16T07:02:45.688297 application/epub+zip 389705 2024-09-16T07:02:56.263229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360156 2024-09-16T07:02:51.471244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360334 2022-09-17T12:20:57.204742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399816 399791 2024-09-16T07:02:44.274298 2023-09-16T13:12:17.369876 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 399661 2011-11-30T11:07:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148482 2011-11-30T11:07:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17943 2024-09-16T07:02:56.400220 application/rdf+xml 12753 2024-09-16T07:02:46.044460 image/jpeg 3557 2024-09-16T07:02:45.864498 image/jpeg 195345 2024-09-16T07:02:45.005335 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