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 2016-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 84 James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) 1860 James, George Payne Rainsford A Whim, and Its Consequences Collection of British Authors Vol. CXIV Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by Google Books (the New York Public Library) "A Whim, and Its Consequences" by G. P. R. James is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The book explores themes of life and death through its characters, including a young man witnessing the body of a deceased individual and reflecting on their connection. The intricate nature of human relationships and the impact of fate is highlighted, as well as the juxtaposition of grief and the pursuit of purpose. The opening of the novel sets a somber tone as it begins with a midnight scene in a solitary room where a man gazes mournfully at a corpse, highlighting themes of mortality and reflection on past connections. This transition leads to the introduction of a wayfarer, who embarks on a journey through a desolate landscape, confronting the elements and engaging in a conversation about their stories of resilience and despair. The contrast between the tranquility of death and the struggles of the living is underscored, with characters beginning to forge bonds that may hold significance for their futures. As the story unfolds, it seems to promise an exploration of how individual whims can alter one's fate and intertwine lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 999516 992932 2024-10-21T13:47:33.463201 2023-09-22T10:37:26.143693 text/html text/html 1016230 2016-04-09T19:52:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 357957 2016-04-09T19:52:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 452324 2024-10-21T13:47:46.286083 application/epub+zip 470116 2024-10-21T13:47:37.393199 application/epub+zip 450067 2024-10-21T13:47:35.939182 application/epub+zip 792142 2024-10-21T13:47:52.915091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 765168 2024-10-21T13:47:45.242198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 745355 2022-09-23T14:37:49.386627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 936862 936774 2024-10-21T13:47:31.175172 2023-09-22T10:37:24.293673 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 937244 2016-04-09T19:52:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 351406 2016-04-09T19:52:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19217 2024-10-21T13:47:53.050051 application/rdf+xml 16664 2024-10-21T13:47:36.504149 image/jpeg 4043 2024-10-21T13:47:36.221126 image/jpeg 442345 2024-10-21T13:47:33.548169 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia