Project Gutenberg 2009-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 322 Hewlett, Maurice 1861 1923 Hewlett, Maurice Henry 16018028 Love and Lucy E-text prepared by David Edwards, Ritu Aggarwal, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Love and Lucy" by Maurice Hewlett is a romantic novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers on Lucy Meade and her husband, James Adolphus Macartney, exploring the complexities of their marriage and the underlying desires that coexist within their seemingly conventional lives. The book delves into themes of love, identity, and the contrast between appearance and reality, suggesting that the depth of human emotion often remains hidden beneath the surface of societal expectations. At the start of the story, we are introduced to the Macartney family, particularly the dynamics within their household. Lucy is depicted as a tender and pretty woman, while James is characterized as a successful yet emotionally remote solicitor, maintaining an air of detached authority. As the chapter unfolds, we see the couple preparing for a dinner party, where guests, including their witty son Lancelot and potential suitor Francis Lingen, will interact, setting the stage for the intricate relationships and emotional tensions that define the narrative. The atmosphere is a blend of humor and introspection, hinting at the deeper struggles Lucy faces within her marriage and the romantic undertones that may yet complicate their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 398823 2025-06-12T10:39:06.702403 text/html 406332 2009-08-30T22:02:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 170698 2009-08-30T22:04:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 237509 2025-06-12T10:39:15.272331 application/epub+zip 240104 2025-06-12T10:39:09.228375 application/epub+zip 233468 2025-06-12T10:39:07.713365 application/epub+zip 412910 2025-06-12T10:39:19.903320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373920 2025-06-12T10:39:14.215325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328291 2022-09-13T18:08:55.431058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361445 2025-06-12T10:39:05.740387 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 361211 2009-08-30T21:58:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 141066 2009-08-30T21:58:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 361225 2009-08-30T21:58:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141020 2009-08-30T21:58:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20246 2025-06-12T10:39:20.061295 application/rdf+xml 12202 2025-06-12T10:39:08.324344 image/jpeg 3236 2025-06-12T10:39:08.024378 image/jpeg 244610 2025-06-12T10:39:06.763397 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