Project Gutenberg 2001-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 83 James, Henry 1843 1916 Sir Dominick Ferrand Transcribed from 1893 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price. Proofed by Nina Hall, Mohua Sen, Bridie, Francine Smith and David "Sir Dominick Ferrand" by Henry James is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around Peter Baron, a struggling writer, who is on the brink of achieving literary recognition when he encounters a mysterious set of letters related to the now-extinct figure of Sir Dominick Ferrand. This discovery presents both a tantalizing opportunity and ethical dilemmas that Baron must navigate as he weighs the implications of revealing these potentially explosive documents. At the start of the novel, Peter Baron is introduced as a fledgling writer whose work has just been accepted with some reservations by an editor named Mr. Locket. As he prepares for his meeting with Locket, he also encounters Mrs. Ryves, a musical lodger whose presence piques his interest. Their interaction hints at a budding connection, further complicated by the discovery of an intricately designed writing desk containing mysterious, sealed documents. While Baron grapples with the pressures of his aspiring literary career and the ethical quandaries posed by his discovery, the dynamic between him and Mrs. Ryves intensifies, establishing a backdrop of personal and professional tension that propels the narrative forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Authors -- Fiction Boardinghouses -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 155145 2025-07-02T04:01:50.462229 text/html 155924 2015-02-14T05:08:16 text/html 128249 2025-07-02T04:01:55.885187 application/epub+zip 129006 2025-07-02T04:01:53.232230 application/epub+zip 114564 2025-07-02T04:01:52.101212 application/epub+zip 259830 2025-07-02T04:01:57.848213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247404 2025-07-02T04:01:55.195216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219200 2022-09-02T05:39:05.276664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145502 2025-07-02T04:01:50.160236 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145570 2015-02-14T05:06:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18744 2025-07-02T04:01:57.965179 application/rdf+xml 14604 2025-07-02T04:01:52.585233 image/jpeg 3747 2025-07-02T04:01:52.342213 image/jpeg 55367 2015-02-14T05:09:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 57375 2015-02-14T05:09:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 128451 2025-07-02T04:01:50.475258 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