Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 55 Hergesheimer, Joseph 1880 1954 Cytherea Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Text file produced by Michelle Shephard, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Cytherea" by Joseph Hergesheimer is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. It explores themes of aging, desire, and the complexities of love and relationships through the lens of the protagonist, Lee Randon, who reflects on his life and the allure of a mysterious doll named Cytherea. The book intricately delves into Lee’s thoughts and feelings about his marriage, the restlessness he experiences as he contemplates the passage of time, and the societal changes surrounding him. The opening of "Cytherea" introduces Lee Randon as he plays golf alone in the late autumn, a metaphor for his feeling of isolation and reflection on his life. He becomes enamored with a doll he saw in a shop window, which evokes memories of beauty and lost youth, symbolizing his yearning for meaning beyond his comfortable existence. As Lee interacts with his wife, Fanny, and other characters, a sense of tension builds around his restlessness and the implications of infidelity, particularly as he navigates the complications of his feelings for Fanny, their relationship, and the new influences in their social circle, including a rising actress, Mina Raff. The narrative sets the stage for a deeper exploration of these themes as Lee grapples with his desires and the motivations that define his life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adultery -- Fiction Cuba -- Fiction Runaway husbands -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 613373 613374 2024-10-03T11:03:40.092133 2023-10-03T09:47:11.053299 text/html text/html 630464 2021-02-26T01:16:43 text/html; charset=utf-8 222069 2021-02-26T01:16:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 285587 2024-10-03T11:03:47.981094 application/epub+zip 294342 2024-10-03T11:03:42.123152 application/epub+zip 294341 2024-10-03T11:03:40.873182 application/epub+zip 472781 2024-10-03T11:03:52.678099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445132 2024-10-03T11:03:47.200112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422208 2022-09-03T13:48:53.661726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538503 538357 2024-10-03T11:03:39.164161 2023-10-03T09:47:10.298313 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 543806 2018-03-12T12:35:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 212342 2018-03-17T10:53:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 538274 2013-06-21T07:00:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 211693 2013-06-21T07:00:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 538275 2013-06-21T07:00:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 211637 2013-06-21T07:00:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23843 2024-10-03T11:03:52.810073 application/rdf+xml 8988 2024-10-03T11:03:41.434135 image/jpeg 2342 2024-10-03T11:03:41.160129 image/jpeg 279680 2024-10-03T11:03:40.143159 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