Project Gutenberg 2006-06-16 Public domain in the USA. 175 Howells, William Dean 1837 1920 Howells, W. D. (William Dean) Howells, William D. (William Dean) A Pair of Patient Lovers A pair of patient lovers -- The pursuit of the piano -- A difficult case -- The magic of a voice -- A circle in the water. E-text prepared by David Edwards, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Pair of Patient Lovers" by William Dean Howells is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of various characters intertwined by romance and social circumstances, particularly focusing on the relationships and emotional complexities faced by an engaged couple, Arthur Glendenning and Edith Bentley. Their engagement becomes a central theme as it is fraught with external pressures, notably from Edith's mother, who poses a significant obstacle to their union. The opening of the novel introduces us to a couple, the Marches, enjoying a boat trip down the St. Lawrence River, where they encounter the handsome clergyman Glendenning. What begins as a casual interaction soon reveals deeper currents as Mrs. March speculates about Glendenning’s interest in a fellow passenger, Edith Bentley, and hints at romantic entanglements that may unfold over the course of their journey. As the Marches observe the developing connection between Glendenning and Bentley, themes of love, duty, and the complexities of relationships begin to emerge, setting the stage for the emotional struggles that will reflect the characters' desires against societal expectations throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 466735 2025-07-08T05:19:29.070016 text/html 468230 2006-06-16T13:41:00 text/html 250250 2025-07-08T05:19:36.952961 application/epub+zip 256075 2025-07-08T05:19:32.055976 application/epub+zip 242621 2025-07-08T05:19:30.851999 application/epub+zip 445350 2025-07-08T05:19:40.708959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427071 2025-07-08T05:19:36.163949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389430 2022-09-09T04:42:22.116219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449977 2025-07-08T05:19:28.326977 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 449756 2006-06-16T13:29:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 449766 2006-06-16T13:29:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21240 2025-07-08T05:19:40.834917 application/rdf+xml 12487 2025-07-08T05:19:31.346970 image/jpeg 3363 2025-07-08T05:19:31.096991 image/jpeg 167116 2006-06-16T13:29:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 171277 2006-06-16T13:41:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 167096 2006-06-16T13:29:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 246176 2025-07-08T05:19:29.107003 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