Project Gutenberg 2005-04-29 Public domain in the USA. 306 Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell 1872 1958 Coburn, Fordyce, Mrs. The Indiscreet Letter E-text prepared by Robert Shimmin and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Indiscreet Letter" by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story takes place during a train journey, where the plot revolves around conversations between various characters, including a traveling salesman and a young girl who has written an "indiscreet letter." The book explores themes of love, uncertainty, and the consequences of revealing one's true feelings. The narrative begins as passengers on the train engage in lighthearted banter, leading to deeper discussions about the nature of relationships and the impact of written communication. The young girl shares her story of survival from a train wreck and the emotional turmoil that followed. In a moment of awakening, she decides to confront the unknown by meeting the recipient of her letter—a man who is both a stranger and a haunting memory. As the story unfolds, readers are drawn into her internal struggles while simultaneously witnessing the peculiar dynamics between her, the salesman, and a young electrician. The culmination takes place at the train station, where potential romantic fulfillment and the legitimacy of her emotions hang in the balance, leaving the ending both poignant and open to interpretation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Letter writing -- Fiction Railroad travel -- Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 93833 2025-07-07T04:04:17.163538 text/html 94202 2020-12-14T11:01:10 text/html 100098 2025-07-07T04:04:20.998519 application/epub+zip 99953 2025-07-07T04:04:18.702527 application/epub+zip 99954 2025-07-07T04:04:17.706539 application/epub+zip 187848 2025-07-07T04:04:22.695527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179145 2025-07-07T04:04:20.416503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155089 2022-09-07T23:24:44.713465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84600 2025-07-07T04:04:16.804546 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 84366 2020-12-14T11:01:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19383 2025-07-07T04:04:22.817507 application/rdf+xml 10358 2025-07-07T04:04:18.187527 image/jpeg 2729 2025-07-07T04:04:17.947518 image/jpeg 36131 2020-12-14T11:01:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 33214 2020-12-14T11:01:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 98778 2025-07-07T04:04:17.172519 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