Project Gutenberg 2006-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 202 Walpole, Hugh 1884 1941 Walpole, Sir Hugh The Dark Forest Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Dark Forest" by Hugh Walpole is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of World War I, the book follows the experiences of an Englishman named John Trenchard, who is engaged to a Russian nurse named Marie Ivanovna. As they navigate the complexities of war, love, and cultural differences, the story explores themes of identity, belonging, and the interplay between expectation and reality. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to several key characters at a train station in Petrograd, Russia. Among them are John Trenchard, who is awkward yet eager, and Marie Ivanovna, who is animated and spirited. They are part of a Red Cross unit preparing to serve in the war. The opening chapter paints a vivid picture of their journey, revealing Trenchard's internal struggles with his identity and purpose amid the chaos of war. As they travel, the atmosphere shifts from one of excitement and hope to subtle discontent and existential questioning, particularly for Trenchard as he grapples with his romantic idealism in contrast to the stark realities of the conflict surrounding them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Historical fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction War stories PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 590221 2025-08-08T10:03:26.316483 text/html 597980 2006-10-24T04:47:56 text/html 314993 2025-08-08T10:03:34.692468 application/epub+zip 321829 2025-08-08T10:03:28.475439 application/epub+zip 305422 2025-08-08T10:03:27.185462 application/epub+zip 530695 2025-08-08T10:03:39.423384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485666 2025-08-08T10:03:33.773413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446318 2022-09-09T10:24:27.117280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 556299 2025-08-08T10:03:25.507506 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 556145 2006-10-24T04:47:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 556160 2006-10-24T04:47:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20704 2025-08-08T10:03:39.601417 application/rdf+xml 11389 2025-08-08T10:03:27.700483 image/jpeg 3133 2025-08-08T10:03:27.442480 image/jpeg 211090 2006-10-24T04:47:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 233440 2006-10-24T04:47:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 210994 2006-10-24T04:47:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 295848 2025-08-08T10:03:26.366453 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