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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: 84

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.

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2024-11-05T12:28:16Z The Ball of Fire

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: 84

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.

urn:gutenberg:62653:3 2020-07-15T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Gibbs, George Foster, Will Bracker, M. Leone Chester, Lillian Chester, George Randolph en 1