Project Gutenberg 2010-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 287 Green, Anna Katharine 1846 1935 Rohlfs, Mrs. Charles Rohlfs, Anna Katharine Green The Sword of Damocles: A Story of New York Life Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Revised by Richard Tonsing. "The Sword of Damocles: A Story of New York Life" by Anna Katharine Green is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in New York and explores themes of love, ambition, and social class through the experiences of its main character, Bertram Mandeville, a talented pianist navigating the complexities of his profession and aspirations for wealth and status to win the affection of Miss Preston, a young heiress. The opening of the narrative introduces a bleak New York City night filled with a bitter wind, establishing the story's tone. It then shifts to a somber young woman standing outside a cathedral, reflecting themes of despair and disillusionment. The narrative quickly transitions to the discussion between Mandeville and his uncle, who expresses concern over the risks of pursuing wealth through Wall Street compared to maintaining a successful musical career. Mandeville’s determination to pursue speculative investments stems from his love for a young woman above his social class. The chapter closes with Mandeville revealing his recent encounter with a mysterious old woman who delivered a note from a girl named Paula, hinting at a deeper connection that interweaves love and intrigue into the struggles of the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/33301/33301-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 863300 2025-07-13T12:08:02.298524 text/html 842441 2024-06-09T16:50:57 text/html 456362 2025-07-13T12:08:12.360469 application/epub+zip 457152 2025-07-13T12:08:03.581492 application/epub+zip 457150 2025-07-13T12:08:02.961525 application/epub+zip 654517 2025-07-13T12:08:18.865936 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 620887 2025-07-13T12:08:11.706495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 621914 2022-09-15T09:07:54.382529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 823079 2025-07-13T12:08:00.964468 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 803039 2024-06-09T16:50:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17534 2025-07-13T12:08:19.000893 application/rdf+xml 20346 2025-07-13T12:08:03.051504 image/jpeg 2857 2025-07-13T12:08:03.007460 image/jpeg 379572 2025-07-13T12:08:02.367533 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