Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 63 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 The Lily's Quest (From "Twice Told Tales") Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Widger and Al Haines. "The Lily's Quest (From 'Twice Told Tales')" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short tale set in the 19th century, reflecting the themes of love, sorrow, and the pursuit of happiness. The story revolves around two lovers, Adam Forrester and Lilias Fay, who embark on a quest to find the perfect spot to build their "Temple of Happiness." As they traverse through nature, they are accompanied by Lilias's melancholic relative, Walter Gascoigne, who darkly reveals the sorrowful histories of each place they consider, illustrating a poignant contrast between their youthful joy and his somber outlook on life. The narrative unfolds as Adam and Lilias encounter various locations deemed unsuitable due to their past tragedies, which fill their journey with an accumulation of despair. Their hopes begin to wane until they finally find a place that seems perfect, only to have it marred by the memory of grief and loss when tragedy strikes. In a heartbreaking turn, the tale culminates in Lilias's untimely death, leading Adam to the realization that the foundation of their happiness is intertwined with loss and longing. This moment transforms their Temple from a mere structure of earthly joy into a sacred space that honors their love and the eternal nature of happiness beyond life, providing a profound commentary on the intertwined nature of joy and sorrow in the human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Historical fiction, American PS Text Children's Literature Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 43200 43201 2024-10-04T10:07:36.836664 2023-10-04T09:12:54.367607 text/html text/html 39648 2021-01-28T09:04:43 text/html; charset=utf-8 14737 2021-01-28T09:04:43 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 97074 2024-10-04T10:07:42.476625 application/epub+zip 95888 2024-10-04T10:07:40.217646 application/epub+zip 76707 2024-10-04T10:07:38.982661 application/epub+zip 222220 2024-10-04T10:07:44.055637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215923 2024-10-04T10:07:41.717646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185912 2022-09-05T03:32:03.789761 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35244 35222 2024-10-04T10:07:36.589683 2023-10-04T09:12:54.205605 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 35382 2021-01-02T04:02:33 text/plain; charset=utf-8 13665 2021-01-02T04:02:33 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 35217 2021-01-02T04:02:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13627 2021-01-02T04:02:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22278 2024-10-04T10:07:44.179617 application/rdf+xml 16187 2024-10-04T10:07:39.535656 image/jpeg 3732 2024-10-04T10:07:39.258679 image/jpeg 95715 2024-10-04T10:07:36.841675 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