Project Gutenberg 2010-12-16 Public domain in the USA. 157 Couperus, Louis 1863 1923 Couperus, Louis Marie Anne Bell, Clara 1834 1927 Noodlot. English Footsteps of Fate Translation of: Noodlot Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footsteps_of_Fate Produced by Christine Bell and Marc D'Hooghe From images scanned and generously made available by the National Library of Australia's Document Supply Service. "Footsteps of Fate" by Louis Couperus is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Frank Westhove, a well-to-do young man living in London, who crosses paths with his long-lost friend Robert van Maeren, a frail, poor vagabond in dire need of help. As Frank provides comfort and shelter to Bertie, their complex friendship begins to unravel against a backdrop of social status, dependency, and the search for personal fulfillment amidst the vagaries of fate. The opening of the novel establishes an atmosphere of connection and nostalgia between Frank and Bertie as they reunite after years apart. Frank encounters Bertie on a snowy night, where he learns of Bertie's fall from grace and offers him refuge in his home. The narrative unfolds their interactions, with Bertie gradually adapting to a life of luxury while grappling with the shadows of his past and his growing dependence on Frank. As the story progresses, themes of friendship, jealousy, and the impact of fate begin to surface, foreshadowing the potential conflicts in their close relationship and setting the stage for deeper explorations of identity and human connection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Dutch fiction -- Translations into English PT Text Category: Novels 307076 2025-08-14T07:41:07.457128 text/html 287497 2024-03-29T13:36:11 text/html 181228 2025-08-14T07:41:13.038131 application/epub+zip 183784 2025-08-14T07:41:09.130108 application/epub+zip 183784 2025-08-14T07:41:08.064150 application/epub+zip 336516 2025-08-14T07:41:16.074143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321790 2025-08-14T07:41:12.411101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293786 2022-09-16T04:28:54.024075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291645 2025-08-14T07:41:06.679121 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 271774 2024-03-29T13:36:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17604 2025-08-14T07:41:16.205067 application/rdf+xml 12898 2025-08-14T07:41:08.572111 image/jpeg 3373 2025-08-14T07:41:08.321133 image/jpeg 176875 2025-08-14T07:41:07.482120 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 nl.wikipedia en.wikipedia