Project Gutenberg 2005-12-19 Public domain in the USA. 164 MacGrath, Harold 1871 1932 Arms and the Woman E-text prepared by Al Haines "Arms and the Woman" by Harold MacGrath is a romance novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the main character, John Winthrop, a young reporter navigating the complexities of love and ambition in a rapidly changing society. It explores themes of unrequited love, social class differences, and the pursuits of both romantic and professional aspirations, particularly in relation to Winthrop's feelings for the beautiful Phyllis and his personal dreams of success. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to John Winthrop as a twenty-two-year-old reporter who encounters Phyllis in a garden. Their initial meeting is marked by a blend of youthful infatuation and the awkwardness of youth. After some years apart, they reconnect at Block Island, where their friendship deepens, though it is framed by the constraints of social class and Winthrop’s professional struggles. The opening chapters set up a rich tapestry of romantic tension and ambition, hinting at John's longing to break free from his financial struggles and to win Phyllis's affections, while also foreshadowing the heartache that may come from his unacknowledged feelings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Love stories PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 469659 2025-07-07T11:00:43.596582 text/html 469480 2025-01-16T00:53:56.213446 text/html 247005 2025-07-07T11:00:51.995490 application/epub+zip 253224 2025-07-07T11:00:46.440533 application/epub+zip 238137 2025-07-07T11:00:45.267603 application/epub+zip 468332 2025-07-07T11:00:56.218493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431599 2025-07-07T11:00:51.232565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402999 2022-09-08T10:41:23.994824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412020 2025-07-07T11:00:42.987581 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 411830 2020-12-13T12:10:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 411838 2020-12-13T12:10:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19893 2025-07-07T11:00:56.347461 application/rdf+xml 14764 2025-07-07T11:00:45.764519 image/jpeg 3716 2025-07-07T11:00:45.516517 image/jpeg 156605 2020-12-13T12:10:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 156587 2020-12-13T12:10:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 244265 2025-07-07T11:00:43.634525 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