Project Gutenberg 2010-04-21 Public domain in the USA. 156 Lever, Charles James 1806 1872 Lorrequer, Harry O'Dowd, Cornelius A Rent In A Cloud Produced by David Widger "A Rent In A Cloud" by Charles James Lever is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story unfolds through the interactions of two Englishmen, Harry Calvert and Loyd, who are traveling together in Europe, each with their own future obligations. The novel delves into the characters' contrasting views on life, ambition, and the impact of their social contexts, setting the stage for themes such as friendship, class differences, and the pursuit of happiness. At the start of the novel, we meet Calvert and Loyd as they relax at a hotel in Coblentz, pondering their roles as a soldier and a budding lawyer, respectively. Their conversations reveal contrasting attitudes toward duty and financial strains, establishing character dynamics that play out in humorous and serious exchanges. The opening scenes also introduce a lively cast of characters, including an eccentric old lady and her young companions, highlighting the intertwined complexities of social interaction and the characters' relational dilemmas. Through these early dialogues, the reader gains insight into the personalities and the looming challenges they face in their travels, particularly as they grapple with their expectations and desires amid the societal norms of their time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 442551 2025-07-13T07:25:03.343861 text/html 458718 2021-02-24T16:39:35 text/html 353628 2025-07-13T07:25:10.612880 application/epub+zip 362759 2025-07-13T07:25:05.240926 application/epub+zip 248764 2025-07-13T07:25:04.072861 application/epub+zip 547734 2025-07-13T07:25:14.447839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538260 2025-07-13T07:25:09.814879 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403361 2022-09-14T16:18:43.086802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421890 2025-07-13T07:25:02.614934 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 421777 2016-09-03T14:33:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 413125 2010-04-21T08:24:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 413116 2010-04-21T08:24:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22553 2025-07-13T07:25:14.576838 application/rdf+xml 12673 2025-07-13T07:25:04.567899 image/jpeg 3420 2025-07-13T07:25:04.319865 image/jpeg 163969 2016-09-03T14:39:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 162658 2010-04-21T08:24:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 280816 2021-02-24T16:39:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 162606 2010-04-21T08:24:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 347003 2025-07-13T07:25:03.382881 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