Project Gutenberg 2010-04-24 Public domain in the USA. 421 McFee, William 1881 1966 McFee, William Morley Punshon Command Produced by D Alexander, Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Command" by William McFee is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative explores the life and perspectives of Mr. Reginald Spokesly, a second officer in the Merchant Service, as he navigates through his professional and personal aspirations during a tumultuous time. The story delves into themes of ambition, societal expectations, and the interpersonal dynamics aboard a ship. At the start of the book, we are introduced to the protagonist Reginald Spokesly, who is depicted as a self-important officer struggling with his identity and ambitions in the shadow of the war. He reflects on his superficial relationships and romantic notions, particularly towards Ada Rivers, a woman he admires but whose depth he fails to fully appreciate. Through Spokesly’s interactions with other crew members and his thoughts on leadership and self-worth, we begin to sense his internal conflicts and desires for recognition and authority, as well as the critiques of class dynamics and gender roles in early 20th-century England. The opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the impact of war on personal ambitions and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Sea stories PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 732170 2025-08-13T07:36:58.777358 text/html 732995 2010-04-24T12:01:48 text/html 348889 2025-08-13T07:37:07.425321 application/epub+zip 359487 2025-08-13T07:37:00.866347 application/epub+zip 359487 2025-08-13T07:36:59.604342 application/epub+zip 584912 2025-08-13T07:37:12.897301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 556355 2025-08-13T07:37:06.654267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 537167 2022-09-14T16:27:26.252556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 711338 2025-08-13T07:36:57.738407 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 711128 2010-04-24T12:05:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 711149 2010-04-24T12:04:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20190 2025-08-13T07:37:13.025270 application/rdf+xml 9705 2025-08-13T07:37:00.102297 image/jpeg 2609 2025-08-13T07:36:59.856297 image/jpeg 276199 2010-04-24T12:07:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 280746 2010-04-24T12:07:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 276028 2010-04-24T12:07:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 344420 2025-08-13T07:36:58.836334 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