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Title: The Ball of Fire
Note: Reading ease score: 70.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Summary: "The Ball of Fire" by George Randolph Chester and Lillian Chester is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Gail Sargent, a vibrant young woman navigating her life among an intriguing cast of characters, including ambitious men and a young rector. The book delves into themes of wealth, ambition, and the complexities of personal relationships against a backdrop of societal expectations. The opening of the novel introduces a vestry meeting at the Market Square Church, where the dynamics of power, business, and sentiment clash. Gail Sargent makes her entrance, immediately captivating the men present, including the ambitious Edward E. Allison, who presents a substantial financial proposal for a church property. The scene is set with an engaging interplay among the characters, introducing their differing motivations and personalities. As the meeting unfolds, we see hints of romance bloom between Gail and Allison, while the rector, Smith Boyd, struggles with his feelings toward Gail and the implications of her interactions in a world dominated by wealth and business dealings. This establishes an alluring foundation for a story driven by character interactions and the conflicts between ambition and morality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Chester, George Randolph, 1869-1924
Author: Chester, Lillian, 1887-1961
Illustrator: Bracker, M. Leone, 1885-1937
Illustrator: Foster, Will, 1882-1953
Illustrator: Gibbs, George, 1870-1942
EBook No.: 62653
Published: Jul 15, 2020
Downloads: 79
Language: English
Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
Subject: Clergy -- Fiction
Subject: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Subject: Businessmen -- Fiction
Subject: Churches -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Ball of Fire
Note: Reading ease score: 70.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)
Summary: "The Ball of Fire" by George Randolph Chester and Lillian Chester is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Gail Sargent, a vibrant young woman navigating her life among an intriguing cast of characters, including ambitious men and a young rector. The book delves into themes of wealth, ambition, and the complexities of personal relationships against a backdrop of societal expectations. The opening of the novel introduces a vestry meeting at the Market Square Church, where the dynamics of power, business, and sentiment clash. Gail Sargent makes her entrance, immediately captivating the men present, including the ambitious Edward E. Allison, who presents a substantial financial proposal for a church property. The scene is set with an engaging interplay among the characters, introducing their differing motivations and personalities. As the meeting unfolds, we see hints of romance bloom between Gail and Allison, while the rector, Smith Boyd, struggles with his feelings toward Gail and the implications of her interactions in a world dominated by wealth and business dealings. This establishes an alluring foundation for a story driven by character interactions and the conflicts between ambition and morality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Chester, George Randolph, 1869-1924
Author: Chester, Lillian, 1887-1961
Illustrator: Bracker, M. Leone, 1885-1937
Illustrator: Foster, Will, 1882-1953
Illustrator: Gibbs, George, 1870-1942
EBook No.: 62653
Published: Jul 15, 2020
Downloads: 79
Language: English
Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
Subject: Clergy -- Fiction
Subject: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Subject: Businessmen -- Fiction
Subject: Churches -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.