Project Gutenberg 2005-06-19 Public domain in the USA. 322 Warden, Florence 1857 1929 James, Florence Alice Price The Wharf by the Docks: A Novel Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) "The Wharf by the Docks: A Novel" by Florence Warden is a fictional work written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in the quaint town of Canterbury and revolves around Mr. George Wedmore and his family, particularly the budding romance between his daughter Doreen and the young barrister Dudley Horne. The narrative hints at underlying tensions and secrets that impact their lives, focusing on themes of love, trust, and mental instability. At the start of the novel, we meet Mr. Wedmore, who expresses concerns about Dudley due to the troubling legacy of Dudley’s father and perceived changes in Dudley’s behavior. The opening scenes introduce a warm domestic setting at The Beeches, showcasing Doreen's bright spirit and desire to understand Dudley's recent distance. Tensions escalate as Mr. Wedmore decides to confront Dudley about his intentions toward Doreen, meanwhile, Doreen's affection for Dudley and her suspicions about his well-being grow. The atmosphere is thick with intrigue and foreshadowing as the story begins to explore the precarious balance between love and worry, painting a portrait of young romance influenced by familial expectations and past traumas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Dime novels Romantic suspense fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 419664 2025-08-07T05:33:53.749484 text/html 402071 2024-04-09T04:25:44 text/html 236081 2025-08-07T05:34:02.030424 application/epub+zip 240455 2025-08-07T05:33:56.756411 application/epub+zip 227244 2025-08-07T05:33:55.520454 application/epub+zip 421351 2025-08-07T05:34:06.022386 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396104 2025-08-07T05:34:01.232417 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367275 2022-09-08T01:17:14.893374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397255 2025-08-07T05:33:52.620460 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 377387 2024-04-09T04:25:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16623 2025-08-07T05:34:06.168365 application/rdf+xml 11313 2025-08-07T05:33:56.034449 image/jpeg 2845 2025-08-07T05:33:55.778471 image/jpeg 230994 2025-08-07T05:33:53.783430 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