Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 121 Rees, Arthur J. (Arthur John) 1872 1942 The Moon Rock E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Barbara Tozier, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "The Moon Rock" by Arthur J. Rees is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with a somber funeral in a bleak Cornish churchyard, focusing on the recently deceased Mrs. Turold and the emotional detachment of her husband. Central characters include Robert Turold, who is driven by his obsession with restoring his family's noble title, and his daughter Sisily, who grapples with her father's harsh demeanor and the impact of her difficult upbringing. The narrative hints at themes of ambition, familial duty, and the darkness underlying social aspirations. The opening of the novel introduces Mrs. Turold's funeral, placing Robert Turold in a moment of introspection as he contemplates his wife’s death and the haunting presence of their family's legacy. We meet Sisily, a young woman marked by sadness and a sense of isolation, who watches her father with a mix of fear and admiration. The tension within the family dynamic becomes evident through conversations at the funeral, as Robert’s single-minded pursuit of a title overshadows his familial relationships. As the story unfolds, themes of legacy, identity, and the costs of ambition are deeply explored, setting the stage for the dramatic revelations that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Detective Fiction Category: Novels 674630 2025-07-05T15:02:37.867724 text/html 673623 2024-10-28T19:35:12 text/html 310222 2025-07-05T15:02:46.426645 application/epub+zip 321531 2025-07-05T15:02:39.931661 application/epub+zip 321531 2025-07-05T15:02:38.636738 application/epub+zip 541593 2025-07-05T15:02:51.544635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 513095 2025-07-05T15:02:45.675681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482353 2022-09-06T21:08:15.058125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630655 2023-10-06T05:44:04.068446 text/plain 610854 2024-10-28T19:35:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15806 2025-07-05T15:02:51.672626 application/rdf+xml 10474 2025-07-05T15:02:39.153684 image/jpeg 2931 2025-07-05T15:02:38.900697 image/jpeg 300708 2025-07-05T15:02:37.918758 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia