Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 126 McCutcheon, George Barr 1866 1928 Graustark Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger "Graustark" by George Barr McCutcheon is a romantic adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Grenfall Lorry, an adventurous young man who, tired of traveling, intends to return home when he becomes captivated by a mysterious foreign woman on a train journey. Their initial interaction sets the stage for a series of thrilling encounters infused with intrigue and the pull of budding romance. At the start of the story, Lorry boards a train headed east, feeling weary of travel, but soon his mundane journey is enlivened by a chance meeting with an intriguing young woman traveling with her uncle and aunt. As they share a train compartment, Lorry finds himself drawn to her striking beauty and enigmatic presence, fueling his curiosity and desire for adventure. They navigate various incidents during the train ride, including a delay that leaves them stranded for a short while, during which Lorry's gallant nature shines as he helps her escape a potentially dangerous situation. The opening portion establishes a palpable tension between them, hinting at deeper narratives of personal connection, cultural contrasts, and the unexpected twists of fate looming in their future encounters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Love stories Adventure stories Kings and rulers -- Fiction Graustark (Imaginary place) -- Fiction Imaginary places -- Europe, Eastern -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 633978 633979 2024-10-03T04:07:51.567903 2023-10-03T04:38:13.395587 text/html text/html 657190 2021-01-27T05:44:37 text/html; charset=utf-8 217565 2021-01-27T05:44:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 297903 2024-10-03T04:08:01.471135 application/epub+zip 307961 2024-10-03T04:07:54.862887 application/epub+zip 290766 2024-10-03T04:07:53.511894 application/epub+zip 538793 2024-10-03T04:08:06.645883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502601 2024-10-03T04:08:00.557889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467669 2022-09-03T06:04:54.692058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 537379 537344 2024-10-03T04:07:50.160941 2023-10-03T04:38:12.219557 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 544991 2018-03-12T13:47:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 206539 2018-03-17T10:39:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 537286 2014-02-24T08:49:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205636 2014-02-24T08:50:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22662 2024-10-03T04:08:06.783952 application/rdf+xml 13997 2024-10-03T04:07:54.071897 image/jpeg 3793 2024-10-03T04:07:53.791889 image/jpeg 288629 2024-10-03T04:07:51.619920 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