Project Gutenberg 2014-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 63 Comfort, Will Levington 1878 1932 The Last Ditch Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Al Haines "The Last Ditch" by Will Levington Comfort is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces Romney, an American expatriate navigating life in China, who becomes captivated by Moira Kelvin, a complex and intriguing woman coping with loss and searching for redemption. Their initial encounter on a river steamer sets the stage for a blend of personal struggle and explorations of deep emotional connections against the backdrop of a richly described foreign landscape. The opening portion of the book establishes strong character dynamics, particularly through the interaction between Romney and Moira, as they discuss their pasts and desires while aboard the steamer. Moira’s haunting memories of her deceased child and husband, combined with her longing for companionship, contrast sharply with Romney's impressions of her beauty and strength. As they converse, both characters are drawn into a tense emotional landscape, revealing their vulnerabilities while tackling themes of loss, yearning, and existential longing. The narrative unfolds in settings that emphasize cultural richness and the complexity of human relationships, indicating the direction in which their connection may evolve. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46152/46152-rst/images/img-cover.jpg en Americans -- China -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 511169 511113 2024-10-19T10:36:26.541243 2023-09-20T06:19:52.369540 text/html text/html 514303 2014-06-30T10:35:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 190268 2014-06-30T10:35:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 212992 2024-10-19T10:36:44.966168 application/epub+zip 499209 2024-10-19T10:36:42.893142 application/pdf 499207 2024-10-19T10:36:31.878181 application/pdf 224080 2024-10-19T10:36:34.874175 application/epub+zip 224080 2024-10-19T10:36:28.844234 application/epub+zip 341687 2024-10-19T10:36:49.321131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308807 2024-10-19T10:36:40.320206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309426 2022-09-21T04:27:12.087979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431913 2024-10-19T10:36:25.923251 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 432156 2014-06-30T10:35:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 160184 2014-06-30T10:35:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 429719 2014-06-30T10:36:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 159825 2014-06-30T10:36:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 429717 2014-06-30T10:36:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159815 2014-06-30T10:36:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 27348 2024-10-19T10:36:49.479115 application/rdf+xml 416860 2024-10-19T10:36:24.392252 2023-09-20T06:19:51.849528 text/x-rst text/x-rst 416860 2014-06-30T10:36:04 text/x-rst 174535 2014-06-30T10:36:04 text/x-rst application/zip 5821 2024-10-19T10:36:32.775332 image/jpeg 1505 2024-10-19T10:36:32.315203 image/jpeg 195331 2024-10-19T10:36:26.584232 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