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 Project Gutenberg 2004-12-24 Public domain in the USA. 188 Stretton, Hesba 1832 1911 Smith, Sarah The Doctor's Dilemma Produced by Steven Gibbs and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Doctor's Dilemma" by Hesba Stretton is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story opens with a tumultuous inner conflict experienced by a young woman in London, who feels ensnared in a dire situation involving oppressive forces that seek to break her spirit. Her resolve leads her to a desperate escape from her confinement, setting the stage for a narrative that revolves around themes of resilience, identity, and the quest for safety. At the start of the book, the main character is introduced as she experiences acute inner turmoil, feeling trapped and on the verge of madness due to her circumstances. After a stormy day, she decides to make her daring escape, slipping out of her temporary prison and fleeing into the rain-soaked streets of London. Struggling through uncertainty, she finds a sympathetic figure in a sea captain named Tardif and decides to accompany him to the Channel Islands. This flight brings a mixture of fear and hope, as she leaves her past behind in search of a secure haven where she can rebuild her life. The opening portion vividly captures the protagonist's emotional struggle and her initial steps toward freedom, evoking a sense of urgency that propels the plot forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 939411 2025-08-06T09:54:46.471451 text/html 933819 2024-10-28T21:31:22 text/html 495683 2025-08-06T09:54:57.199482 application/epub+zip 517127 2025-08-06T09:54:48.646445 application/epub+zip 440682 2025-08-06T09:54:47.341443 application/epub+zip 845371 2025-08-06T09:55:04.462391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 772585 2025-08-06T09:54:56.319406 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 671764 2022-09-07T16:31:53.866189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 885055 2025-08-06T09:54:43.895487 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 865359 2024-10-28T21:31:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16023 2025-08-06T09:55:04.593361 application/rdf+xml 11988 2025-08-06T09:54:47.868455 image/jpeg 3201 2025-08-06T09:54:47.605445 image/jpeg 482005 2025-08-06T09:54:46.547471 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia