Project Gutenberg 2005-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 54 Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe 1850 1943 Richards, Laura E. Geoffrey Strong Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "Geoffrey Strong" by Laura E. Howe Richards is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around young Doctor Geoffrey Strong, who arrives in the quaint village of Elmerton, eager to establish himself as a physician alongside the esteemed Blyth sisters—Miss Phoebe and Miss Vesta. The narrative hints at themes of love, healing, and community interwoven with the lives of the sisters, particularly focusing on Vesta, a woman still touched by years of grief from a lost love. The opening of the novel introduces us to Doctor Strong as he drives into the village, struck by the beauty of the Blyth sisters' residence, the Temple of Vesta. His interaction with the older doctor sets the tone by revealing the characters of the enigmatic sisters, particularly Vesta, who keeps a light burning in memory of her fiancé drowned years prior. As the young physician acclimatizes to small-town life, we see his determination to connect with both Miss Phoebe and Vesta, while also battling societal expectations and his own emotions. The enchanting descriptions of the setting and character dynamics suggest a thoughtful exploration of relationships, loss, and the human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Physicians -- Fiction Sisters -- Fiction New England -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Sick -- Fiction Nieces -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 217848 217760 2024-10-04T09:04:55.032731 2023-10-04T08:24:48.072886 text/html text/html 217841 217753 2024-10-04T09:04:55.277735 2023-10-04T08:24:48.229881 text/html text/html 151514 2024-10-04T09:05:01.939699 application/epub+zip 153833 2024-10-04T09:04:58.062701 application/epub+zip 141971 2024-10-04T09:04:56.776706 application/epub+zip 275421 2024-10-04T09:05:04.932732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255458 2024-10-04T09:05:01.122697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230016 2022-09-04T12:17:27.312313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191775 191738 2024-10-04T09:04:54.722733 2023-10-04T08:24:47.861883 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 191602 2012-08-30T15:40:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 74349 2012-08-30T15:42:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20501 2024-10-04T09:05:05.070767 application/rdf+xml 11140 2024-10-04T09:04:57.379714 image/jpeg 2908 2024-10-04T09:04:57.043717 image/jpeg 148574 2024-10-04T09:04:55.296727 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