Project Gutenberg 2007-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 264 Howells, William Dean 1837 1920 Howells, W. D. (William Dean) Howells, William D. (William Dean) A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories A fearful responsibility -- At the sign of the savage -- Tonelli's marriage. Produced by David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories" by William Dean Howells is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The opening story, titled "A Fearful Responsibility," revolves around Owen Elmore, a professor who grapples with complex emotions as he navigates his role as a husband and a man of conscience during the backdrop of the American Civil War. The story examines themes of duty, expatriation, and the psychological ramifications of war on individuals living abroad. At the start of the narrative, Elmore is portrayed as a conflicted character who has left America for Venice while grappling with feelings of guilt and responsibility toward his country and his wife. His journey takes on an added layer of complexity when he learns that a young girl, Lily Mayhew, will be visiting them. As Elmore considers the implications of her arrival and the potential interaction with an Austrian officer who has shown interest in her, he is torn between protecting her and acknowledging the feelings of both his wife and the officer. The opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of personal duty and the impact of social and political dynamics on individual lives, highlighting the intricacies of human relationships during tumultuous times. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Manners and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 349074 2025-06-08T14:32:30.490146 text/html 352687 2021-01-01T17:46:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 132441 2021-01-01T17:46:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 224136 2025-06-08T14:32:39.607085 application/epub+zip 226443 2025-06-08T14:32:34.355116 application/epub+zip 201418 2025-06-08T14:32:32.944155 application/epub+zip 425482 2025-06-08T14:32:43.435077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398012 2025-06-08T14:32:38.644157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362422 2022-09-09T14:24:44.277958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322120 2025-06-08T14:32:29.662149 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 321944 2021-01-01T17:46:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 123272 2021-01-01T17:46:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 321938 2021-01-01T17:46:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 123211 2021-01-01T17:46:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20884 2025-06-08T14:32:43.598107 application/rdf+xml 15533 2025-06-08T14:32:33.543159 image/jpeg 3629 2025-06-08T14:32:33.253121 image/jpeg 213056 2025-06-08T14:32:30.540139 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