Project Gutenberg 2010-07-09 Public domain in the USA. 128 Saltus, Edgar 1855 1921 Saltus, Edgar Evertson A Transient Guest, and Other Episodes A transient guest -- The grand duke's rubies -- A maid of modern Athens -- Fausta. Produced by Adam Buchbinder, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "A Transient Guest, and Other Episodes" by Edgar Saltus is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. This volume primarily explores various characters and episodes, blending social commentary with intricate descriptions of settings and emotions. The opening story introduces Tancred Ennever, a young American man venturing through the exotic landscapes of Sumatra, where his experiences intertwine with his feelings towards two intriguing women: Mrs. Lyeth and her daughter, Liance. The beginning of the book sets the stage with Tancred's arrival at a tropical locale in Sumatra as a guest of General Petrus van Lier. The lush descriptions of the environment juxtapose the complexities of Tancred’s emotions as he navigates social dynamics—particularly his instant attraction to Mrs. Lyeth and the captivating young Liance. Structured with rich imagery and inner monologues, the narrative delves into themes of desire, societal expectations, and the allure of the unknown. As the story progresses, interpersonal relationships become complicated by cultural differences and the weight of personal aspirations, foreshadowing tension that may arise in subsequent episodes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 175530 2025-08-13T11:32:47.229287 text/html 173321 2010-07-09T10:43:52 text/html 153293 2025-08-13T11:32:53.696255 application/epub+zip 154481 2025-08-13T11:32:50.424305 application/epub+zip 133046 2025-08-13T11:32:49.213289 application/epub+zip 304111 2025-08-13T11:32:56.213292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291422 2025-08-13T11:32:52.863244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261256 2022-09-15T08:05:17.389771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164312 2025-08-13T11:32:46.848268 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164121 2010-07-09T10:43:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164116 2010-07-09T10:43:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20491 2025-08-13T11:32:56.338253 application/rdf+xml 15491 2025-08-13T11:32:49.728293 image/jpeg 3567 2025-08-13T11:32:49.475319 image/jpeg 64920 2010-07-09T10:43:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 67104 2010-07-09T10:43:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 64868 2010-07-09T10:43:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 153735 2025-08-13T11:32:47.244295 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