Project Gutenberg 2003-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 139 Gissing, George 1857 1903 Gissing, George Robert The Whirlpool Produced by Charles Aldarondo. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Whirlpool" by George Gissing is a novel written during the late 19th century (Victorian era). The book delves into the complexities of social life, personal relationships, and moral dilemmas as it follows the character of Harvey Rolfe, a man navigating the intricacies of his independence and social circles while reflecting on his past and present circumstances. The opening of "The Whirlpool" introduces us to Harvey Rolfe, an at times cynical man of means, as he dines with several acquaintances at a club in London. We learn about his past, including his previous struggles with poverty and his current social interactions, particularly with an ambitious younger man named Cecil Morphew, who seeks to make a fortune through speculation despite his romantic motivations for financial success. Through Rolfe’s contemplative observations and interactions with his friend Hugh Carnaby and other club members, themes of domesticity, the folly of gambling, and social class dynamics emerge. The chapter concludes with hints of impending personal and communal crises, as news of a house robbery and the fate of Carnaby’s household unfurl against the backdrop of Rolfe's own ambivalence towards domestic life and societal expectations, setting the stage for deeper explorations of these characters’ lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1019932 1013119 2024-10-02T11:57:53.531945 2023-10-02T10:17:00.803342 text/html text/html 1012695 2020-12-27T21:47:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 378696 2020-12-27T21:47:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 452043 2024-10-02T11:58:06.283881 application/epub+zip 472233 2024-10-02T11:57:55.938920 application/epub+zip 472233 2024-10-02T11:57:54.501938 application/epub+zip 783708 2024-10-02T11:58:14.257835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 755512 2024-10-02T11:58:05.295915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 724890 2022-09-02T13:57:17.179020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 952360 952319 2024-10-02T11:57:50.297983 2023-10-02T10:16:57.989343 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 952321 2020-12-27T21:47:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 371194 2020-12-27T21:47:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19903 2024-10-02T11:58:14.393817 application/rdf+xml 11183 2024-10-02T11:57:55.079916 image/jpeg 3091 2024-10-02T11:57:54.791916 image/jpeg 440293 2024-10-02T11:57:53.617968 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