Project Gutenberg 2016-09-28 Public domain in the USA. 89 Powys, John Cowper 1872 1963 Wood and Stone: A Romance Produced by Stephen Rowland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Wood and Stone: A Romance" by John Cowper Powys is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work explores the intricate dynamics between characters residing in the village of Nevilton and the surrounding areas, focusing on themes of power, sacrifice, and the human condition through relationships and societal structures. The narrative hints at various characters, including Mortimer Romer, a financier with dictatorial tendencies, and the delicate Vennie Seldom, who seems overshadowed by her family's legacy and spiritual concerns. The opening of the novel introduces the pivotal hill in Nevilton, known as Leo’s Hill, which stands as a metaphor for the struggle between the forces of power and sacrifice. It paints a vivid picture of the landscape while emphasizing the historical weight and supernatural implications of the site. Tension arises with the description of the village dynamics, particularly through the perspectives of those intertwined with Romer’s ambitions and the ramifications of their interactions with the stone that constitutes much of their world. This layered setting serves as a backdrop for the unfolding drama, hinting at character conflicts and philosophical inquiries into the nature of existence and the dichotomy between physical and spiritual realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Wessex (England) -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1254050 1254041 2024-09-22T06:38:02.658649 2023-09-23T05:13:08.677027 text/html text/html 1274611 2016-09-27T19:29:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 521831 2016-09-27T19:29:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 560289 2024-09-22T06:38:17.498625 application/epub+zip 575774 2024-09-22T06:38:04.953640 application/epub+zip 569932 2024-09-22T06:38:03.831647 application/epub+zip 904386 2024-09-22T06:38:27.375547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 814052 2024-09-22T06:38:16.022590 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 808830 2022-09-24T06:06:06.331897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1172851 1172639 2024-09-22T06:37:59.640707 2023-09-23T05:13:05.920010 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1173080 2016-09-27T19:29:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 454127 2016-09-27T19:29:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18608 2024-09-22T06:38:27.524525 application/rdf+xml 13191 2024-09-22T06:38:03.956649 image/jpeg 2188 2024-09-22T06:38:03.894646 image/jpeg 519200 2024-09-22T06:38:02.768646 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