Project Gutenberg 2003-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 118 Collins, Wilkie 1824 1889 Collins, William Wilkie The Guilty River Produced by James Rusk. HTML version by Al Haines "The Guilty River" by Wilkie Collins is a novel crafted during the late 19th century. Set in a Victorian backdrop, the story follows Gerard Roylake, a young man returning to England after years abroad, who inherits a vast estate and the complexities of a new life intertwined with emotional and social dilemmas, particularly regarding his stepmother and the mysterious lodger of a mill. At the start of the novel, we meet Gerard Roylake who has excused himself from a dinner to indulge in his hobby of catching insects in the woods near his childhood home. Reflecting on his estranged relationship with his father and the curious dynamics of his return, he is struck by a sense of isolation and confusion. This mood thickens when he encounters the river, a symbol of his past, and later meets Cristel Toller, the daughter of the miller. Their interaction is intriguing but marred by the presence of a deaf lodger who harbors jealousy towards Gerard. As Gerard navigates these relationships, questions of social status, personal conflict, and a sense of belonging begin to unfurl, setting the stage for the novel's unfolding mysteries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Interpersonal relations -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 296710 2025-07-02T08:05:41.325011 text/html 287917 2021-01-08T21:42:56 text/html 176027 2025-07-02T08:05:46.877981 application/epub+zip 181527 2025-07-02T08:05:43.016996 application/epub+zip 181527 2025-07-02T08:05:41.951127 application/epub+zip 336753 2025-07-02T08:05:49.748979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326136 2025-07-02T08:05:46.225960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302692 2022-09-02T10:57:31.801489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270801 2025-07-02T08:05:40.545129 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 270734 2021-01-08T21:42:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18972 2025-07-02T08:05:49.870962 application/rdf+xml 12929 2025-07-02T08:05:42.439988 image/jpeg 3576 2025-07-02T08:05:42.193993 image/jpeg 106604 2021-01-08T21:42:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 103992 2021-01-08T21:42:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 172067 2025-07-02T08:05:41.348979 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