Project Gutenberg 2008-01-17 Public domain in the USA. 193 Wharton, Edith 1862 1937 Wharton, Edith Newbold Jones Olivieri, David Coming Home 1916 Produced by David Widger "Coming Home" by Edith Wharton is a novel written during the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of World War I, the book explores themes of love, family, and the impact of war on personal lives. The narrative follows Jean de Réchamp, a French cavalry lieutenant, who suffers a serious injury at the front and grapples with the fear and uncertainty surrounding his family back home during the chaos of the war. The story begins with Jean’s longing for news about his family after being injured and hospitalized. He learns from a fellow relief worker, H. Macy Greer, who recounts various personal experiences from the front, about the silent fear and emotional turmoil faced by soldiers separated from their loved ones. As the narrative unfolds, we witness Jean's journey back to his childhood home, Réchamp, alongside Greer, to reconnect with his family amid the devastation. Along the way, he also discovers the resourcefulness and bravery of his fiancée, Yvonne Malo, who has stayed behind to care for the household during the German occupation. The novel intricately weaves their personal struggles with broader themes of resilience, love, and the harsh realities of war, culminating in a poignant reflection on what it means to come home amidst unbearable circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories War stories PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 110482 2025-07-10T06:59:32.468805 text/html 111663 2021-02-24T22:38:38 text/html 106246 2025-07-10T06:59:36.524785 application/epub+zip 106625 2025-07-10T06:59:34.115794 application/epub+zip 106625 2025-07-10T06:59:33.070786 application/epub+zip 188331 2025-07-10T06:59:38.348814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176553 2025-07-10T06:59:35.889794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148887 2022-09-11T09:34:39.966160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93104 2025-07-10T06:59:32.186813 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93070 2017-09-18T16:00:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91345 2017-09-18T15:59:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91372 2017-09-18T16:00:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23619 2025-07-10T06:59:38.469768 application/rdf+xml 10509 2025-07-10T06:59:33.547799 image/jpeg 2789 2025-07-10T06:59:33.308802 image/jpeg 36571 2017-09-18T16:01:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 36330 2017-09-18T16:01:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 39135 2021-02-24T22:38:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 36316 2017-09-18T16:01:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 103131 2025-07-10T06:59:32.478802 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 fr.wikipedia