Project Gutenberg 2012-11-23 Public domain in the USA. 61 Masefield, John 1878 1967 The Widow in the Bye Street Reading ease score: 89.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Al Haines "The Widow in the Bye Street" by John Masefield is a fictional narrative written in the early 20th century. The poem explores the life of a poor widow and her struggles to raise her son, Jimmy, in a small Shropshire town, highlighting themes of love, sacrifice, and societal challenges. The story reflects on the emotional turmoil of the characters as they navigate the complexities of familial bonds and the darker aspects of love and desire. The opening of the poem introduces us to the widow, who toils tirelessly to provide for her son after the death of her husband. Despite her sacrifices, she lives in constant fear of losing Jimmy to the influences of women, particularly Anna, a captivating widow with a troubled past. As Jimmy grows, he becomes enamored with Anna, unaware of her manipulative nature. The text sets a foreboding tone, signaling that the intersections of love, ambition, and betrayal will lead to dire consequences for the intertwined lives of its characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41468/41468-rst/images/img-cover.jpg en English poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 243442 237146 2024-11-15T13:19:45.571230 2023-09-18T06:35:23.096778 text/html text/html 263976 2024-10-23T12:34:05 text/html 240307 2012-11-23T18:45:18 text/html 139348 2024-11-15T13:20:18.192525 application/epub+zip 226463 2024-11-15T13:20:16.382553 application/pdf 155122 2024-11-15T13:19:59.195154 application/pdf 142568 2024-11-15T13:20:01.720124 application/epub+zip 123437 2024-11-15T13:19:50.474212 application/epub+zip 214547 2024-11-15T13:20:28.281506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188318 2024-11-15T13:20:14.087048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170052 2022-09-19T03:59:01.515823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123002 2024-11-15T13:19:43.947220 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 123239 2012-11-23T18:46:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 120211 2012-11-23T18:46:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 120209 2012-11-23T18:46:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27449 2024-11-15T13:20:28.443476 application/rdf+xml 116079 2024-11-15T13:19:42.734206 2023-09-18T06:35:22.401791 text/x-rst text/x-rst 116079 2012-11-23T18:46:34 text/x-rst 13938 2024-11-15T13:19:59.959142 image/jpeg 1924 2024-11-15T13:19:59.626136 image/jpeg 48567 2012-11-23T18:46:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 48104 2012-11-23T18:46:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 129015 2012-11-23T18:45:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 113779 2012-11-23T18:46:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 48091 2012-11-23T18:46:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 127996 2024-11-15T13:19:45.588209 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