Project Gutenberg 2012-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 163 Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) 1865 1948 Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley The Truants Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Truants_(novel) Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive "The Truants" by A. E. W. Mason is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the lives of two characters, Pamela Mardale and Tony Stretton, exploring themes of personal aspiration, societal expectations, and the effects of isolation on relationships. The narrative also introduces M. Giraud, a schoolmaster, highlighting the complexities of unfulfilled potential and the burdens of friendship. At the start of the novel, we meet Pamela Mardale, a young woman who appears vibrant and engaged with her surroundings but is secretly struggling with her own desires. The opening chapters set up her relationships with Giraud, who becomes her history tutor, and her mother, who has ambitious plans for her future. Meanwhile, the story shifts to Tony Stretton and his wife, Millie, who live under the oppressive shadow of his father, Sir John, in a house filled with the threat of stagnation. As Tony prepares to leave for a new venture, the pressures of their situation and Millie's emotional turmoil bring a poignant gravity to their lives. The themes of longing and the desire for escape are woven throughout the narrative, urging both characters to confront their challenges and navigate their changing realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 683790 2025-08-15T14:53:38.986660 text/html 690652 2021-01-08T11:42:37 text/html 306881 2025-08-15T14:53:48.367592 application/epub+zip 317979 2025-08-15T14:53:41.299690 application/epub+zip 317980 2025-08-15T14:53:39.942632 application/epub+zip 539163 2025-08-15T14:53:53.591607 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500295 2025-08-15T14:53:47.356645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471476 2022-09-17T15:49:54.726969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608625 2025-08-15T14:53:37.007656 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 608533 2021-01-08T11:42:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 608525 2021-01-08T11:42:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20133 2025-08-15T14:53:53.728593 application/rdf+xml 10248 2025-08-15T14:53:40.459648 image/jpeg 2855 2025-08-15T14:53:40.198641 image/jpeg 225045 2021-01-08T11:42:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 232829 2021-01-08T11:42:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 224972 2021-01-08T11:42:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 296661 2025-08-15T14:53:39.037640 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