Project Gutenberg 2006-05-17 Public domain in the USA. 186 Torbett, D. Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset) 1874 1965 Maugham, William Somerset Maugham, Somerset The Land of Promise The Canadian Photoplay title of The Land of Promise "a novelization of W. Somerset Maugham's play" E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Canadian" by D. Torbett and W. Somerset Maugham is a novelization of Maugham's play, likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative primarily follows Nora Marsh, a young woman who has spent ten years as a companion to the demanding Miss Wickham and is now facing the uncertainty of her future after her employer's death. As she contemplates her past and the dreams she once held, including traveling and finding love, Nora grapples with the fallout of being left penniless, ultimately leading her to make significant choices about her new life. At the start of the book, Nora awakens to a sense of physical and mental relief after a period of exhaustion following Miss Wickham's death. As she reflects on her decade-long stint as the old woman's companion, her memories reveal a complex mix of resentment and understanding toward Miss Wickham, highlighting the sacrifices she made for the promise of a better life. With the funeral approaching and her future looking bleak, Nora receives news of her legacy, prompting her to dream about travel and independence—longing for the freedom she has never truly experienced. The opening chapters set the stage for her emotional journey, revealing her internal struggles and the societal confines she must navigate in seeking a new identity amidst loss and change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Canada -- Fiction Farm life -- Fiction Husband and wife -- Fiction Attitude change -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 422108 2025-08-08T04:24:23.010640 text/html 428723 2009-05-28T13:34:26 text/html 506299 2025-08-08T04:24:32.023558 application/epub+zip 509265 2025-08-08T04:24:26.028588 application/epub+zip 236440 2025-08-08T04:24:24.657582 application/epub+zip 668178 2025-08-08T04:24:36.453553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632105 2025-08-08T04:24:31.074628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361334 2022-09-09T03:33:20.851545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378481 2025-08-08T04:24:21.733621 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378219 2020-12-13T23:59:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378226 2020-12-13T23:59:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21361 2025-08-08T04:24:36.592536 application/rdf+xml 10120 2025-08-08T04:24:25.168603 image/jpeg 2600 2025-08-08T04:24:24.910607 image/jpeg 142626 2020-12-13T23:59:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 443820 2020-12-13T23:59:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 142621 2020-12-13T23:59:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 516785 2025-08-08T04:24:23.056607 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