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 Project Gutenberg 2015-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 40 Shore, W. Teignmouth (William Teignmouth) 1865 1932 Shore, William Teignmouth The Pest E-text prepared by Clarity, Cindy Beyer, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) "The Pest" by W. Teignmouth Shore is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around George Maddison, a successful painter, who unexpectedly reunites with Marian, a woman from his past who is now a curate's wife. Their encounter stirs complex emotions as they navigate their respective dissatisfaction with their current lives and the longing for something more fulfilling. At the start of the novel, the setting is a dreary and foggy afternoon in London, introducing George Maddison as he strolls through the city, contemplating his new association with the Royal Academy. He then encounters Marian Lewis, who has just married the curate Edward Squire. Their conversation reveals their mixed feelings about their lives and the constraints imposed by societal expectations. This initial meeting sets the stage for the ensuing conflict and the exploration of themes such as ambition, desire, and the struggle for individual freedom, as both characters grapple with their past and the limitations of their present circumstances. The opening establishes a poignant tension that hints at the personal revolutions that will unfold throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en London (England) -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 456335 456073 2024-09-21T05:57:08.064970 2023-09-22T03:49:40.615446 text/html text/html 456530 2015-11-13T22:40:15 text/html 224317 2015-11-13T22:44:25 text/html application/zip 275119 2024-09-21T05:57:14.934882 application/epub+zip 271720 2024-09-21T05:57:09.107924 application/epub+zip 263749 2024-09-21T05:57:08.585949 application/epub+zip 373490 2024-09-21T05:57:19.382991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339045 2024-09-21T05:57:14.332906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331185 2022-09-22T18:46:36.357606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386644 386432 2024-09-21T05:57:07.009923 2023-09-22T03:49:39.480422 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 386675 2015-11-13T22:30:51 text/plain; charset=utf-8 146551 2015-11-13T22:45:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18420 2024-09-21T05:57:19.517866 application/rdf+xml 20630 2024-09-21T05:57:08.676916 image/jpeg 3851 2024-09-21T05:57:08.630926 image/jpeg 225236 2024-09-21T05:57:08.108915 application/octet-stream application/zip