Project Gutenberg 2015-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 127 Locke, William John 1863 1930 Locke, William J. (William John) Locke, W. J. (William John) Far-away Stories The song of life -- Ladies in lavender -- Studies in blindness: I. An Old-world episode. II. The conqueror. III. A lover's dilemma. IV. A woman of the war -- The princess's kingdom -- The heart at twenty -- The scourge -- My shadow friends. Produced by Al Haines "Far-away Stories" by William John Locke is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book unveils a tapestry of tales that transport readers to distant times and places, evoking nostalgia and adventure. In the opening story, "The Song of Life," the central figure is Angelo Fardetti, an aging musician who grapples with the heartache of unfulfilled dreams and the blessing of teaching a promising young composer, Geoffrey Chase. At the start of the book, the narrative introduces Angelo Fardetti, a tall, thin Italian musician living a humble life. Despite his deep yearning to create music and a history of talent, he has not been able to achieve the greatness he dreams of. The story unfolds as he mentors Geoffrey, who shows immense potential and passion for music, thereby igniting in Angelo a sense of purpose and hope. Yet, as Geoffrey finds success, a poignant sense of loss settles into Angelo's heart, setting the stage for a powerful exploration of legacy, love, and the bittersweet nature of artistry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English fiction Short stories, English PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 390393 390394 2024-09-21T06:04:52.115062 2023-09-22T03:55:34.523400 text/html text/html 391609 2015-11-17T20:15:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 192740 2015-11-17T20:15:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 209747 2024-09-21T06:04:57.092034 application/epub+zip 215421 2024-09-21T06:04:52.769077 application/epub+zip 215421 2024-09-21T06:04:52.432063 application/epub+zip 324710 2024-09-21T06:05:00.573043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309500 2024-09-21T06:04:56.770067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309761 2022-09-22T18:55:29.942559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364783 364779 2024-09-21T06:04:51.268096 2023-09-22T03:55:33.716371 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 365031 2015-11-17T20:15:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 143557 2015-11-17T20:15:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18568 2024-09-21T06:05:00.724035 application/rdf+xml 11838 2024-09-21T06:04:52.514056 image/jpeg 2048 2024-09-21T06:04:52.473048 image/jpeg 193429 2024-09-21T06:04:52.151097 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