Project Gutenberg 2006-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 60 Glyn, Elinor 1864 1943 Glyn, Elinor Sutherland The Price of Things Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Price of Things" by Elinor Glyn is a novel set in the tumultuous backdrop of World War I, likely written in the early 20th century. It explores the complex lives and relationships of its characters, particularly focusing on Amaryllis Ardayre, a young bride navigating the intricacies of her new marriage and her encounters with various figures who embody the moral and emotional dilemmas of the time, including the seductive Harietta Boleski and the enigmatic Russian, Verisschenzko. At the start of the novel, the foreword sets a tone of raw reality amid the chaotic atmosphere of war, emphasizing the psychological awakening of Amaryllis and the stark contrasts in character she encounters. The opening chapter introduces Amaryllis on her honeymoon in Paris, where her contrasting feelings about her husband, Sir John, and the Russian's philosophical discussions about life and happiness reveal her internal conflict and yearning for deeper emotional connections. As the narrative unfolds, the interplay between the characters hints at themes of passion, loyalty, and the consequences of decisions made in love and desire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 503372 503268 2024-10-04T12:00:51.646264 2023-10-05T04:02:01.788822 text/html text/html 503365 503261 2024-10-04T12:00:51.943249 2023-10-05T04:02:01.993809 text/html text/html 244922 2024-10-04T12:01:00.011217 application/epub+zip 251533 2024-10-04T12:00:53.916221 application/epub+zip 251533 2024-10-04T12:00:52.671230 application/epub+zip 452428 2024-10-04T12:01:04.825148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416709 2024-10-04T12:00:59.256182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394207 2022-09-05T05:29:32.010942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449795 449742 2024-10-04T12:00:51.081271 2023-10-05T04:02:01.369827 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 449595 2020-12-26T21:08:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 170242 2020-12-26T21:08:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 449587 2020-12-26T21:08:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 170127 2020-12-26T21:08:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20429 2024-10-04T12:01:04.955151 application/rdf+xml 12068 2024-10-04T12:00:53.245217 image/jpeg 3340 2024-10-04T12:00:52.972218 image/jpeg 239039 2024-10-04T12:00:51.986214 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