Project Gutenberg 2004-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 186 Wylie, I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross) 1885 1959 Wylie, Ida Alexa Ross The Dark House E-text prepared by Al Haines "The Dark House" by I. A. R. Wylie is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book introduces us to Robert Stonehouse, a sensitive boy entangled in a turbulent family life marked by the absence of his deceased mother and the difficulties with his father, Dr. James Stonehouse, and his father's new wife, Edith. The story unfolds as Robert navigates his feelings of disappointment and sorrow surrounding his neglected birthday and the challenges of growing up in a harsh and chaotic environment. At the start of the narrative, we find Robert grappling with complex emotions on his eighth birthday, feeling forgotten and alone. His memories of his mother linger while he is stuck in a disintegrating household where his father's erratic behavior exacerbates the tension. As Robert’s frustrations with his father’s temper and his stepmother's disdain grow, so does his bond with Christine, the housekeeper, who becomes a source of comfort amid chaos. The opening segment establishes the bleak emotional landscape of Robert's life, marked by childhood innocence mingled with early experiences of grief and alienation, setting the stage for the deeper explorations of his character and relationships to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels 589014 2025-10-06T05:53:07.935111 text/html 588886 588824 2024-11-06T08:31:46.585312 2023-10-06T09:35:40.285861 text/html text/html 282059 2025-10-06T05:53:15.594060 application/epub+zip 290816 2025-10-06T05:53:09.761099 application/epub+zip 290815 2025-10-06T05:53:08.627096 application/epub+zip 484522 2025-10-06T05:53:20.031014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449694 2025-10-06T05:53:14.897070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422671 2022-09-07T02:45:25.502570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532425 2025-10-06T05:53:07.487078 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 512715 2024-10-28T20:30:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16295 2025-10-06T05:53:20.155030 application/rdf+xml 10208 2025-10-06T05:53:09.125070 image/jpeg 2879 2025-10-06T05:53:08.873083 image/jpeg 276841 2025-10-06T05:53:07.980087 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