Project Gutenberg 2005-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 47 Glyn, Elinor 1864 1943 Glyn, Elinor Sutherland His Hour Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Anuradha Valsa Raj, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "His Hour" by Elinor Glyn is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers on the character Tamara, a young widow who embarks on a transformative journey of self-discovery while navigating her encounters with Prince Milaslávski in exotic Egypt and later Russia. The novel explores themes of individuality, passion, and the constraints of societal expectations as Tamara grapples with her desires and the conventional life she feels trapped in. The opening of the novel introduces Tamara as she contemplates the Sphinx in the early morning hours, reflecting on her life and the choices she has made thus far. Feeling isolated yet rebellious, she converses with the Sphinx, pondering the concept of living fully in the present rather than adhering to societal norms. This pivotal moment leads to her encounter with Prince Milaslávski, a captivating stranger who ignites her curiosity and stirs her emotions. As they ride together into the night, Tamara begins to question her previously unchallenged lifestyle, hinting at the deeper conflicts and romantic entanglements that will unfold throughout the narrative. This opening sets the stage for a compelling exploration of self-identity and forbidden desire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Love stories PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 372591 372464 2024-10-04T10:56:24.754094 2023-10-04T09:47:07.618523 text/html text/html 372584 372457 2024-10-04T10:56:25.032067 2023-10-04T09:47:07.800444 text/html text/html 192825 2024-10-04T10:56:32.108066 application/epub+zip 197659 2024-10-04T10:56:27.057090 application/epub+zip 197659 2024-10-04T10:56:25.850072 application/epub+zip 338637 2024-10-04T10:56:36.101010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309543 2024-10-04T10:56:31.339059 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288237 2022-09-05T04:19:28.117143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329578 329502 2024-10-04T10:56:24.345091 2023-10-04T09:47:07.329439 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 329280 2016-12-17T05:20:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 125668 2016-12-17T05:20:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 329280 2016-12-17T05:19:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 125574 2016-12-17T05:20:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20539 2024-10-04T10:56:36.234019 application/rdf+xml 8187 2024-10-04T10:56:26.402057 image/jpeg 2402 2024-10-04T10:56:26.131063 image/jpeg 188354 2024-10-04T10:56:25.064067 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