Project Gutenberg 2004-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 185 Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William) 1865 1933 Chambers, Robert William The Common Law Produced by Gene Smethers and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Produced from images provided by the Million Book Project "The Common Law" by Robert W. Chambers is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of art, identity, and human connection, focusing on the life of a young woman named Valerie West, who seeks a path into the realm of art and creativity. The narrative captures her initial experiences as a model, as well as her emotional journey and interactions with the established artist Louis Neville. At the start of the novel, we encounter Valerie West as she unexpectedly arrives at Louis Neville's studio, seeking work as a model. Their interaction is marked by Valerie's nervousness and determination, revealing her vulnerability as a beginner in the art world. Despite initial misunderstandings, a budding connection develops between Valerie and Louis as he encourages her to express herself artistically while she grapples with her past and aspirations. The opening chapters set the tone for a story that promises to delve into the complexities of ambition, desire, and the search for belonging, while also highlighting the intricacies of human relationships in the artistic milieu. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Novels Category: American Literature 850570 2025-07-06T07:06:33.072688 text/html 850595 850429 2024-11-06T09:55:16.563607 2023-10-06T10:41:17.499406 text/html text/html 385445 2025-07-06T07:06:44.387698 application/epub+zip 398539 2025-07-06T07:06:35.198791 application/epub+zip 398539 2025-07-06T07:06:33.934736 application/epub+zip 677461 2025-07-06T07:06:51.125644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 621982 2025-07-06T07:06:43.501675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 583826 2022-09-07T13:01:18.469184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 732477 2025-07-06T07:06:32.303731 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 712740 2024-10-28T20:47:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17664 2025-07-06T07:06:51.256600 application/rdf+xml 11446 2025-07-06T07:06:34.421701 image/jpeg 3260 2025-07-06T07:06:34.177711 image/jpeg 379238 2025-07-06T07:06:33.132716 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