Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 172 Collins, Wilkie 1824 1889 Collins, William Wilkie Heart and Science: A Story of the Present Time Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by James Rusk, and David Widger "Heart and Science: A Story of the Present Time" by Wilkie Collins is a novel written in the late 19th century during the Victorian era. The narrative centers on Ovid Vere, a talented young surgeon grappling with the pressures of his profession and the unexpected turns of his personal life. As he navigates through urban London, the story hints at themes of social influence, scientific inquiry, and the emotional entanglements that accompany relationships, particularly with women. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Ovid Vere, who is forced to take a respite from his demanding medical career. While he intends to prepare for a Mediterranean voyage, a series of seemingly trivial events divert him from his initial plans. These events culminate in a fateful encounter with a mysterious girl named Carmina, who is bound to become central to his life. As Ovid interacts with various characters, including his eccentric colleague Sir Richard, his mother Mrs. Gallilee, and the poignantly described Carmina and her duenna Teresa, the opening chapters set the stage for a complex exploration of familial relations, social expectations, and the budding romance that develops in a backdrop rich with both humor and serious reflection on contemporary issues such as vivisection and scientific ethics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Guardian and ward -- Fiction Vivisection -- Fiction Medical ethics -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 916046 916047 2024-10-04T04:53:47.683754 2023-10-04T05:22:19.902414 text/html text/html 969114 2021-01-26T22:40:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 308705 2021-01-26T22:40:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 395919 2024-10-04T04:54:00.645732 application/epub+zip 413104 2024-10-04T04:53:51.597758 application/epub+zip 399642 2024-10-04T04:53:50.030729 application/epub+zip 752507 2024-10-04T04:54:07.973689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 690388 2024-10-04T04:53:59.569690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 645207 2022-09-04T07:54:10.725217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 764314 764291 2024-10-04T04:53:45.242784 2023-10-04T05:22:17.903423 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 781269 2016-09-13T14:12:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 291578 2016-09-13T14:15:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 764103 2009-07-29T09:05:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 289560 2009-07-29T09:06:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22829 2024-10-04T04:54:08.110622 application/rdf+xml 15123 2024-10-04T04:53:50.614752 image/jpeg 3482 2024-10-04T04:53:50.320732 image/jpeg 381797 2024-10-04T04:53:47.754758 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