Project Gutenberg 2010-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 197 James, Henry 1843 1916 The Sacred Fount Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sacred_Fount Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Sacred Fount" by Henry James is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds around a gathering of characters at a social event, where the protagonist observes interactions among acquaintances that hint at deeper connections and hidden dynamics. Notably, the book delves into the mysteries of personal transformation and the interplay between social stature and intellectual influence. At the start of the novel, the narrator arrives at a station in anticipation of a social party, keenly observing the other travelers, including a man named Gilbert Long. As they engage in conversation during their train journey, the narrator reflects on the enigmatic changes he perceives in their mutual acquaintance, Grace Brissenden, since their last meeting. The dialogue reveals an exploration of social perceptions, character changes, and relationships, hinting at the central theme of how personal connections can alter one's identity and social performance. The tension builds as the characters navigate their intricate social web, suggesting deeper narrative threads that invite readers to ponder the nature of self and influence within social settings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Psychological fiction Married people -- England -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- England -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 469445 2025-07-13T10:32:06.761838 text/html 477508 2010-06-21T08:20:24 text/html 239885 2025-07-13T10:32:13.668304 application/epub+zip 246038 2025-07-13T10:32:08.636829 application/epub+zip 246039 2025-07-13T10:32:07.481843 application/epub+zip 434599 2025-07-13T10:32:17.555292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406674 2025-07-13T10:32:12.969376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384983 2022-09-15T07:01:57.700921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444665 2025-07-13T10:32:06.010910 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 444571 2010-06-21T08:20:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 444562 2010-06-21T08:20:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21810 2025-07-13T10:32:17.685271 application/rdf+xml 12028 2025-07-13T10:32:07.995840 image/jpeg 3204 2025-07-13T10:32:07.735832 image/jpeg 166667 2010-06-21T08:20:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 173894 2010-06-21T08:20:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 166624 2010-06-21T08:20:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 236354 2025-07-13T10:32:06.798870 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