Project Gutenberg 2005-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 419 Locke, William John 1863 1930 Locke, William J. (William John) Locke, W. J. (William John) Matania, Fortunino 1881 Matania, F. (Fortunino) Jaffery Produced by Rick Niles, Charlie Kirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Jaffery" by William John Locke is a novel written during the early 20th century, specifically around the time of World War I. The story centers on the charismatic and adventurous character, Jaffery Chayne, who has recently returned from the Balkans, where he worked as a war correspondent. The narrative is relayed by his friend Hilary Freeth, exploring themes of friendship, love, and the intersection of personal lives against the backdrop of war. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Hilary and his wife, Barbara, who discuss Jaffery and their rich history with their group of Cambridge friends, which includes the recently successful author Adrian Boldero. The dynamics shift when Jaffery writes to Hilary, revealing a whirlwind of emotions as he hints at a romantic entanglement with an unnamed woman and discusses his adventures since they last connected. This creates a sense of anticipation for what has transpired during his time abroad. The opening sets the stage for the exploration of friendship, love, and the complexities of human relationships amidst the uncertainties of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Novels Category: British Literature 627695 2025-08-06T10:48:42.111113 text/html 607034 2024-10-28T21:42:24 text/html 1328283 2025-08-06T10:48:51.408051 application/epub+zip 1335168 2025-08-06T10:48:44.241057 application/epub+zip 323070 2025-08-06T10:48:42.953070 application/epub+zip 1545198 2025-08-06T10:48:57.073006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1512066 2025-08-06T10:48:50.355065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483517 2022-09-07T17:41:43.332038 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600647 2025-08-06T10:48:40.632056 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 580931 2024-10-28T21:42:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16937 2025-08-06T10:48:57.222983 application/rdf+xml 9627 2025-08-06T10:48:43.459040 image/jpeg 2658 2025-08-06T10:48:43.204058 image/jpeg 1303843 2025-08-06T10:48:42.186078 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 en.wikipedia