Project Gutenberg 2018-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 55 Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic) 1867 1940 Benson, Edward Frederic Benson, Edward F. (Edward Frederic) A Reaping Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "A Reaping" by E. F. Benson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative appears to explore themes of human relationships, introspection, and the interplay between life and death through the lens of its main characters, including individuals grappling with health issues and existential dilemmas. The story begins with a dinner conversation that highlights different attitudes toward health and mortality, setting the stage for deeper explorations of these topics. The opening of the book introduces us to a narrator reflecting on a dinner conversation with two friends: one obsessed with health and illness, while the other faces her incurable condition with a cheerful acceptance. This juxtaposition raises questions about the nature of life, suffering, and the human condition. As the narrator engages with their discussions, he finds himself drawn into thoughts about the value of life and the significance of everyday moments, contrasting the trivialities of health worries with the magnificence of music and art. The tone alternates between humor and philosophical musing, setting up a complex exploration of character dynamics and the exploration of existential themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Domestic fiction Cousins -- Fiction England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Husband and wife -- Fiction Youth and death -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 459217 459223 2024-09-24T07:03:27.105914 2023-09-25T06:13:01.766879 text/html text/html 463052 2021-01-24T12:41:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 513734 2021-01-24T12:41:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 551059 2024-09-24T07:03:33.493886 application/epub+zip 552001 2024-09-24T07:03:28.232903 application/epub+zip 238442 2024-09-24T07:03:27.630936 application/epub+zip 633612 2024-09-24T07:03:37.672858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 589100 2024-09-24T07:03:32.716927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320224 2022-09-26T11:05:12.133544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424257 424094 2024-09-24T07:03:26.319941 2023-09-25T06:13:01.054873 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 424176 2018-10-30T09:20:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 164914 2018-10-30T09:20:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19502 2024-09-24T07:03:37.799881 application/rdf+xml 16179 2024-09-24T07:03:27.707923 image/jpeg 2742 2024-09-24T07:03:27.669909 image/jpeg 515866 2024-09-24T07:03:27.161913 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