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Title: The Tempting of Tavernake
Note: Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Produced by Polly Stratton, and David Widger
Summary: "The Tempting of Tavernake" by E. Phillips Oppenheim is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. This intriguing work explores themes of desperation, social class, and human connection through the lives of the main characters, Leonard Tavernake and Beatrice Burnay, who find themselves intertwined in a series of unexpected events. The narrative sets the stage for their complex relationship that emerges amid the struggles of life in a boarding house. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to a tense encounter on the rooftop of a London boarding house where Tavernake confronts Beatrice after she attempts to steal a bracelet. The opening chapters paint a vivid picture of their initial fraught interaction, revealing Beatrice's desperate circumstances and Tavernake's curious determination to understand her. Following a series of dramatic events, including Beatrice's impulsive theft and subsequent confrontation, we see Tavernake's decision to help her, suggesting potential for a deeper connection in their lives despite the social divide that separates them. This sets the groundwork for an exploration of their characters and the societal pressures they face. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips), 1866-1946
EBook No.: 5091
Published: Feb 1, 2004
Downloads: 95
Language: English
Subject: Detective and mystery stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Tempting of Tavernake
Note: Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Produced by Polly Stratton, and David Widger
Summary: "The Tempting of Tavernake" by E. Phillips Oppenheim is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. This intriguing work explores themes of desperation, social class, and human connection through the lives of the main characters, Leonard Tavernake and Beatrice Burnay, who find themselves intertwined in a series of unexpected events. The narrative sets the stage for their complex relationship that emerges amid the struggles of life in a boarding house. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to a tense encounter on the rooftop of a London boarding house where Tavernake confronts Beatrice after she attempts to steal a bracelet. The opening chapters paint a vivid picture of their initial fraught interaction, revealing Beatrice's desperate circumstances and Tavernake's curious determination to understand her. Following a series of dramatic events, including Beatrice's impulsive theft and subsequent confrontation, we see Tavernake's decision to help her, suggesting potential for a deeper connection in their lives despite the social divide that separates them. This sets the groundwork for an exploration of their characters and the societal pressures they face. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips), 1866-1946
EBook No.: 5091
Published: Feb 1, 2004
Downloads: 95
Language: English
Subject: Detective and mystery stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.