Project Gutenberg 2013-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 77 Howells, William Dean 1837 1920 Howells, W. D. (William Dean) Howells, William D. (William Dean) A Counterfeit Presentment; and, The Parlour Car E-text prepared by David Edwards, Jane Robins, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Microsoft's Live Search Books (discontinued in 2008) "A Counterfeit Presentment; and The Parlour Car" by William Dean Howells is a play written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds primarily through the interactions of two young men, Bartlett and Cummings, in the parlour of the Ponkwasset Hotel on a beautiful September day. Central to the drama is Bartlett's personality and the implications of a striking resemblance to a man who has caused great emotional pain to a family associated with the hotel. The opening of the narrative introduces two young artists, Bartlett and Cummings, as they arrive at the hotel, laden with painting supplies. The dialogue quickly reveals Bartlett's brusque demeanor and longing for solitude away from the bustling city, juxtaposed with Cummings' more sensitive disposition. Their discussion touches upon beauty, artistic aspirations, and the contrasting fates of women when faced with betrayal, a theme that becomes pivotal as they discover a lady's belongings in the room, hinting at impending complications. Soon, the tension escalates when General Wyatt enters, mistaking Bartlett for the man who devastated his daughter, leading to a series of misunderstandings that set the stage for exploring themes of identity, guilt, and social facades. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43469/43469-h/images/coverpage.jpg en Man-woman relationships -- Drama American drama -- 19th century PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 279835 279597 2024-09-18T09:12:37.285783 2023-09-19T05:18:01.964039 text/html text/html 288223 2013-08-14T16:51:18 text/html 165106 2013-08-14T16:56:38 text/html application/zip 182373 2024-09-18T09:12:44.073768 application/epub+zip 183550 2024-09-18T09:12:38.565874 application/epub+zip 138482 2024-09-18T09:12:37.879791 application/epub+zip 280902 2024-09-18T09:12:47.697738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242245 2024-09-18T09:12:43.143795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204165 2022-09-19T19:41:52.110043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237910 237717 2024-09-18T09:12:36.270808 2023-09-19T05:18:00.850984 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 237477 2013-08-14T16:31:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 88352 2013-08-14T16:31:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 237486 2013-08-14T16:31:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88349 2013-08-14T16:31:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20470 2024-09-18T09:12:47.854727 application/rdf+xml 13483 2024-09-18T09:12:37.989788 image/jpeg 2450 2024-09-18T09:12:37.935774 image/jpeg 165987 2024-09-18T09:12:37.315782 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