Project Gutenberg 2012-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 223 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Doyle, Richard 1824 1883 Kitcat, Dick Doyle, R. (Richard) Leech, John 1817 1864 Leech, J. (John) Maclise, Daniel 1806 1870 M'Clise, D. (Daniel) Maclise, D. (Daniel) Croquis, Alfred Stanfield, Clarkson 1793 1867 Stanfield, C. (Clarkson) The Battle of Life: A Love Story Produced by Chris Curnow, eagkw and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Battle of Life: A Love Story" by Charles Dickens is a novel written in the mid-19th century. As a Christmas book, it delves into themes of love, familial bonds, and the contrasts between life and the battle-like nature of existence. The story opens with a melancholic reflection on a violent battle that took place on the land where the characters live, setting a contrast between past tragedies and present joys, especially focusing on Doctor Jeddler and his daughters, Grace and Marion. The opening of "The Battle of Life" introduces readers to a historical backdrop of a long-ago battlefield, now transformed into a lively orchard. We are quickly acquainted with Doctor Jeddler and his daughters as they embrace the cheerful day filled with music and dancing, celebrating life amid echoes of the past. Marion, the younger sister, is conflicted regarding a romantic engagement with Alfred Heathfield, while Grace, the elder sister, plays a nurturing role. As the sisters prepare for Alfred's return from his journey, the narrative hints at tensions and emotions between the characters, intertwining humor with deeper reflections on love, trust, and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40723/40723-h/images/i_cover.jpg en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Christmas stories, English PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 239659 239667 2024-09-17T07:50:38.742353 2023-09-17T15:56:09.184157 text/html text/html 245776 2013-09-10T15:07:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1652843 2013-09-10T15:09:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1762766 2024-09-17T07:50:46.612285 application/epub+zip 1745370 2024-09-17T07:50:40.214344 application/epub+zip 149221 2024-09-17T07:50:39.403341 application/epub+zip 1798258 2024-09-17T07:50:51.788290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1761823 2024-09-17T07:50:44.753306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201093 2022-09-18T16:03:25.338033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196626 196430 2024-09-17T07:50:37.984330 2023-09-17T15:56:08.550136 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 196255 2013-09-10T14:52:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 75927 2013-09-10T15:09:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 196246 2013-09-10T14:46:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75903 2013-09-10T15:09:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23760 2024-09-17T07:50:51.996248 application/rdf+xml 17464 2024-09-17T07:50:39.494326 image/jpeg 2349 2024-09-17T07:50:39.447329 image/jpeg 1660738 2024-09-17T07:50:38.885351 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia