Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 64 Roe, Edward Payson 1838 1888 Roe, E. P. (Edward Payson) A Day of Fate Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Day of Fate" by Edward Payson Roe is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Richard Morton, a determined young newspaper editor whose relentless ambition and work ethic lead to exhaustion and a crisis of purpose. As the narrative unfolds, Richard struggles with his sense of identity and the burdens of his profession while seeking solace in the tranquility of rural life and the allure of new romantic possibilities. The opening of the novel introduces Richard as he grapples with the pressures of his job during a particularly demanding period. Overwhelmed by his workload, he decides to escape to the countryside in search of rest and clarity. Upon arriving at a small village, he finds himself drawn to a Quaker meeting-house, where he encounters a young woman whose beauty captivates him. Despite his initial cynicism, Richard begins to envision a brighter future shaped by his interactions with her and the idyllic simplicity of rural life. This opening sets the stage for Richard's journey of self-discovery, exploring themes of love, ambition, and the search for genuine happiness against the backdrop of his chaotic professional world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Love stories PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 695196 695072 2024-10-03T07:57:46.328075 2023-10-03T07:30:19.217992 text/html text/html 695189 695065 2024-10-03T07:57:46.654065 2023-10-03T07:30:19.456988 text/html text/html 324201 2024-10-03T07:57:56.426029 application/epub+zip 334792 2024-10-03T07:57:48.757064 application/epub+zip 334793 2024-10-03T07:57:47.466077 application/epub+zip 569410 2024-10-03T07:58:02.528027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520844 2024-10-03T07:57:55.563063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493024 2022-09-03T10:25:29.471757 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 623697 623624 2024-10-03T07:57:45.664098 2023-10-03T07:30:18.700988 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 623516 2012-09-08T09:46:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 235750 2012-09-08T10:00:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19166 2024-10-03T07:58:02.658975 application/rdf+xml 10022 2024-10-03T07:57:47.996091 image/jpeg 2962 2024-10-03T07:57:47.728058 image/jpeg 317135 2024-10-03T07:57:46.712080 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