Project Gutenberg 2012-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 108 Bennett, Arnold 1867 1931 Bennett, Enoch Arnold Bennett, E. Arnold The Old Adam: A Story of Adventure Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Al Haines "The Old Adam: A Story of Adventure" by Arnold Bennett is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Edward Henry Machin, a man grappling with the mundane aspects of life despite recent financial success through stock market speculation. Throughout the opening chapters, Edward navigates complex relationships with his wife, Nellie, and their family, against the backdrop of his self-reflections on wealth and happiness. The beginning of the novel introduces Edward Henry Machin as he returns home, struck by a sense of melancholy despite a recent windfall from his investments. As he enters a domestic space filled with the trappings of both comfort and chaos, Edward reflects on the burdens of his life, such as perceived negligence from his wife and children. The narrative quickly escalates into a familial crisis when his son suffers a minor dog bite, which escalates Nellie's worries about potential rabies, prompting Edward’s internal conflict about duty and desire for escapism. This opening sets the tone for a blend of familial dynamics and self-exploration as Edward seeks both change and reassurance within his relationships and financial endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40168/40168-rst/images/img-cover.jpg en England -- Fiction Adventure stories Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Theater -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 602470 615406 2024-11-15T12:12:32.098654 2023-09-17T12:55:22.523848 text/html text/html 591936 2024-10-23T09:30:45 text/html 617268 2012-07-08T10:41:52 text/html 300647 2024-11-15T12:13:12.124421 application/epub+zip 692730 2024-11-15T12:13:09.693432 application/pdf 622859 2024-11-15T12:12:48.375532 application/pdf 313816 2024-11-15T12:12:52.120528 application/epub+zip 289979 2024-11-15T12:12:37.834621 application/epub+zip 474331 2024-11-15T12:13:24.899373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430819 2024-11-15T12:13:06.266475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407617 2022-09-18T11:48:12.566251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534513 2024-11-15T12:12:30.837628 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 534703 2012-07-08T10:44:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 530435 2012-07-08T10:44:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 530438 2012-07-08T10:44:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28864 2024-11-15T12:13:25.064348 application/rdf+xml 517686 2024-11-15T12:12:28.942677 2023-09-17T12:55:21.973837 text/x-rst text/x-rst 517686 2012-07-08T10:44:40 text/x-rst 11818 2024-11-15T12:12:49.650543 image/jpeg 1937 2024-11-15T12:12:49.018538 image/jpeg 202997 2012-07-08T10:44:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 202388 2012-07-08T10:44:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 284324 2012-07-08T10:41:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 267461 2012-07-08T10:44:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 202313 2012-07-08T10:44:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 273129 2024-11-15T12:12:32.147686 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