Project Gutenberg 2005-02-03 Public domain in the USA. 347 Conrad, Joseph 1857 1924 Korzeniowski, Joseph Conrad Theodore Korzeniowski, Józef Konrad Teodor Korzeniowski, Jozef Konrad Teodor Ford, Ford Madox 1873 1939 Hueffer, Ford Madox Huffer, Ford Chaucer, Daniel Hueffer, Ford Hermann Hueffer, Ford H. Madox The Inheritors Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inheritors_(Conrad_and_Ford_novel) Etext file produced by Clare Boothby, Graeme Mackreth and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML file produced by David Widger "The Inheritors" by Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford is a novel written in the early 20th century, specifically in the early 1900s. The narrative revolves around a writer who crosses paths with a mysterious young woman who claims to come from the Fourth Dimension, leading to philosophical discussions about identity, existence, and the future of humanity. The interplay between the protagonist and this enigmatic figure hints at deeper themes of societal change and cultural displacement. The opening of "The Inheritors" introduces the main character, a solitary writer embroiled in conversations with a captivating stranger. He feels both attraction and irritation towards her as she engages him in dialogues about their respective backgrounds and the radical ideas she represents, particularly her claim of belonging to a new race poised to inherit the Earth. As they traverse a picturesque landscape, the protagonist is both enchanted and unsettled by her views on existence, which challenge his own ideals and position in a transforming society. This initial exchange sets the stage for themes of alienation, evolution, and the struggle between traditional values and modernity that permeate the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PR Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: British Literature 439247 2025-08-06T11:43:09.080671 text/html 460101 2021-02-25T21:22:30 text/html 221191 2025-08-06T11:43:15.812096 application/epub+zip 228344 2025-08-06T11:43:11.039117 application/epub+zip 228344 2025-08-06T11:43:09.838648 application/epub+zip 384670 2025-08-06T11:43:19.600087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354106 2025-08-06T11:43:15.060121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329656 2022-09-07T18:50:48.903908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367592 2025-08-06T11:43:08.246669 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 367328 2020-12-19T08:46:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 367262 2020-12-19T08:46:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21536 2025-08-06T11:43:19.763075 application/rdf+xml 9780 2025-08-06T11:43:10.339628 image/jpeg 2646 2025-08-06T11:43:10.086614 image/jpeg 141910 2020-12-19T08:46:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 151184 2021-02-25T21:22:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 141860 2020-12-19T08:46:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 215387 2025-08-06T11:43:09.112609 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