Project Gutenberg 2003-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 114 Trollope, Anthony 1815 1882 Returning Home Transcribed from the 1864 Chapman and Hall “Tales of All Countries” edition by David Price "Returning Home" by Anthony Trollope is a novel that falls within the Victorian era, capturing themes of nostalgia and the longing for home against the backdrop of the writer's contemporary society. This poignant tale revolves around the experiences of a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Arkwright, as they undertake a challenging journey to return to England after years of living abroad in Costa Rica. The narrative explores the contrasts between the excitement associated with foreign adventures and the deep-seated yearning for the comforts and familiarity of home. The story follows the Arkwrights as they prepare for their arduous journey back to England, igniting Mrs. Arkwright's hopes of reuniting with her family after four long years. Their initial excitement quickly turns into dread as they encounter the harsh realities of travel through the treacherous rainforests. Despite arduous challenges, including exhausting travel conditions and extreme weather, the couple remains determined. However, tragedy strikes during their river voyage when a mishap leads to the drowning of Mrs. Arkwright, a moment that shatters their dreams of homecoming and leaves Mr. Arkwright to grapple with profound grief and guilt. Through this tale, Trollope examines the fragility of human aspirations and the bittersweet nature of returning home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Travel -- Fiction British -- Costa Rica -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 76953 2025-08-02T08:46:42.529556 text/html 73778 2015-01-16T16:25:41 text/html 94115 2025-08-02T08:46:46.751523 application/epub+zip 92898 2025-08-02T08:46:44.485542 application/epub+zip 92898 2025-08-02T08:46:43.381574 application/epub+zip 186288 2025-08-02T08:46:48.550531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179288 2025-08-02T08:46:46.034553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146201 2022-09-02T11:23:49.976418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 69081 2025-08-02T08:46:42.116543 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 69187 2015-01-16T16:25:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18712 2025-08-02T08:46:48.688526 application/rdf+xml 13351 2025-08-02T08:46:43.885566 image/jpeg 3463 2025-08-02T08:46:43.629538 image/jpeg 26014 2015-01-16T16:29:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 27207 2015-01-16T16:29:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 93127 2025-08-02T08:46:42.537567 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