Project Gutenberg 2008-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 323 Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William) 1865 1933 Chambers, Robert William Becker, Arthur C. Iole Produced by Louise Hope, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Iole" by Robert W. Chambers is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces us to Clarence Guilford, a poet living in a rustic setting with his eight daughters, who embody simplicity and natural beauty. Set against the backdrop of a changing society, the narrative explores themes of art, love, and the contrast between wealth and poverty. At the start of the novel, we meet a conversation between a station-agent and a traveler named Briggs, who reveals details about Guilford's life and how he transformed his home into a creative haven for his daughters. The station-agent recounts Guilford's rise to literary fame and subsequent downfall, resulting in a financial crisis marked by a mortgage threat against his home. This conversation sets the stage for the arrival of George Wayne, who is tasked with dealing with the poet's precarious situation. As Wayne journeys to meet Guilford, he is met with a colorful portrait of the poet's life and the quirky, idyllic existence of the daughters, hinting at the entanglements of love, responsibility, and the need to confront the changing tides of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fantasy fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 210824 2025-06-10T07:46:51.214773 text/html 206530 2008-01-25T14:36:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 783736 2008-01-25T14:36:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 783078 2025-06-10T07:46:57.617717 application/epub+zip 786482 2025-06-10T07:46:52.871732 application/epub+zip 213372 2025-06-10T07:46:51.870818 application/epub+zip 1194573 2025-06-10T07:47:00.947735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 984194 2025-06-10T07:46:56.521725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153081 2022-09-11T09:57:14.868398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161910 2025-06-10T07:46:50.168777 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 161619 2008-01-25T14:36:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 63799 2008-01-25T14:36:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 161612 2008-01-25T14:36:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63598 2008-01-25T14:36:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20705 2025-06-10T07:47:01.106697 application/rdf+xml 14375 2025-06-10T07:46:51.965755 image/jpeg 2330 2025-06-10T07:46:51.917748 image/jpeg 786425 2025-06-10T07:46:51.321761 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