A Mock Idyl by Percy Ross
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About this eBook
| Author | Ross, Percy |
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| Title | A Mock Idyl |
| Note | Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Digital Library of the Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu) |
| Summary | "A Mock Idyl" by Percy Ross is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the intertwined lives and friendships of two young men, Dick Tregurtha and Louis Roscoria, who navigate their dreams, ambitions, and relationships against the backdrop of their youth. Themes of friendship, romance, and personal growth weave through their experiences as they face various challenges, including love entanglements and family expectations. At the start of the novel, the foundation of Tregurtha and Roscoria's friendship is established through their shared past at school and their divergent paths into adulthood. Tregurtha, having run away to sea, and Roscoria, who takes on the role of a schoolmaster, reconnect over their aspirations and the complexities of life. The opening delves into Roscoria's idealistic dreams of reforming the education system and meeting new people, leading to a fateful encounter with a mysterious lady that deeply impacts his outlook. This introduction sets the stage for the friendship's trials, involving love interests and the philosophical musings of the characters as they grapple with their feelings and destinies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 45042 |
| Release Date | Feb 28, 2014 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 43 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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