Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 104 Barr, Robert 1850 1912 In the Midst of Alarms Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Text file produced by Lee Dawei, William A. Pifer-Foote, and the PG Online Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger "In the Midst of Alarms" by Robert Barr is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story introduces us to Professor Stillson Renmark, who finds himself in the bustling and overwhelming atmosphere of a grand hotel in Buffalo, as he awaits a friend named Richard Yates. The book explores themes of friendship, identity, and the cultural clashes between different backgrounds, particularly between the reserved world of the professor and the more carefree, adventurous life of Yates. At the start of the novel, we follow Professor Renmark as he navigates the chaos of the Metropolitan Grand Hotel, feeling out of place among the lively guests. His anxiety is palpable as he observes the hurried foot traffic and the carefree attitudes around him. When he finally meets Yates, their reunion reveals the contrast between Renmark's studious demeanor and Yates' exuberant personality. They discuss their differing life paths since their days at school, with Yates' career as a newspaper man and Renmark’s quieter academic life. The opening portion sets the stage for their adventure-filled journey into the Canadian wilderness, hinting at comedic misunderstandings and cultural exchanges that will develop as they confront both their individual challenges and their evolving friendship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Canada -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 540803 540804 2024-10-04T10:14:30.346552 2023-10-04T09:17:47.377534 text/html text/html 569141 2021-02-25T22:59:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 183813 2021-02-25T22:59:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 263008 2024-10-04T10:14:39.894470 application/epub+zip 271970 2024-10-04T10:14:33.792500 application/epub+zip 259282 2024-10-04T10:14:32.373542 application/epub+zip 497711 2024-10-04T10:14:44.576456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464201 2024-10-04T10:14:39.023575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417770 2022-09-05T03:39:01.512621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452583 452438 2024-10-04T10:14:29.070535 2023-10-04T09:17:46.299524 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 463289 2016-10-31T14:25:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 174145 2016-10-31T14:27:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 452375 2013-05-28T14:13:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 172742 2013-05-28T14:15:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 452366 2013-05-28T14:13:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 172716 2013-05-28T14:15:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23317 2024-10-04T10:14:44.707476 application/rdf+xml 14322 2024-10-04T10:14:32.941504 image/jpeg 4024 2024-10-04T10:14:32.656508 image/jpeg 256849 2024-10-04T10:14:30.389538 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