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 Project Gutenberg 2010-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 285 Hichens, Robert 1864 1950 Hichens, Robert Smythe Hichens, Robert S. (Robert Smythe) Bye-Ways The charmer of snakes -- A tribute of souls -- An echo in Egypt -- The face of the monk -- The man who intervened -- After to-morrow -- A silent guardian -- A boudoir boy -- The tee-to-tum. E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, S. D., and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Bye-Ways" by Robert Hichens is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the complex relationship between Desmond Renfrew and his new wife, Claire, an acclaimed actress grappling with fame’s demands and her yearning for freedom. As they embark on a honeymoon in Morocco, the tale explores themes of desire, identity, and the haunting presence of the mysterious figures that surround them. The opening portion of the book introduces Desmond Renfrew as he lies awake in their camp in Morocco, disturbed by the sounds of the night and reflecting on his marriage to Claire. Claire's beauty and the aura of her celebrity preoccupy him, as does his obsessive desire to protect her. Renfrew’s unease grows when he notices their soldiers have vanished, and when he discovers Claire is not in her tent. His search leads him to find Claire enthralled by a performance, revealing her connection to a snake charmer, a character that mirrors some of her own theatrical qualities. This first encounter sets the stage for an exploration of Claire's identity and the forces that shape her, hinting at deeper, intertwining connections between art, life, and the exotic landscapes surrounding them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/33040/33040-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Short stories, English PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature 505787 2025-06-13T12:15:23.828849 text/html 515264 2010-07-01T13:18:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 271506 2010-07-01T13:22:01 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 285168 2025-06-13T12:15:31.436779 application/epub+zip 289535 2025-06-13T12:15:25.036828 application/epub+zip 267208 2025-06-13T12:15:24.395878 application/epub+zip 430987 2025-06-13T12:15:36.203751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395489 2025-06-13T12:15:30.788804 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373241 2022-09-15T07:38:56.499908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456155 2025-06-13T12:15:22.500844 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 455943 2010-07-01T13:11:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 174609 2010-07-01T13:11:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 455954 2010-07-01T13:11:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 174583 2010-07-01T13:11:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20832 2025-06-13T12:15:36.381772 application/rdf+xml 11457 2025-06-13T12:15:24.503882 image/jpeg 1866 2025-06-13T12:15:24.449819 image/jpeg 267574 2025-06-13T12:15:23.876865 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia