Project Gutenberg 2012-01-30 Public domain in the USA. 141 Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) 1865 1948 Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley A Romance of Wastdale Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Romance_of_Wastdale_(novel) Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive "A Romance of Wastdale" by A. E. W. Mason is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around David Gordon, who returns to Wastdale Head after three years to reconnect with his past and prepare for his imminent marriage. However, his arrival stirs up complicated emotions, particularly regarding his friendships and memories of lost loved ones, including the late Mr. Arkwright and the rival, Austen Hawke. As the narrative unfolds, themes of love, betrayal, and the shadow of past choices begin to emerge. The opening of the novel introduces us to David Gordon as he visits Mrs. Jackson, who is surprised to see him after so long. Their dialogue hints at Gordon's upcoming marriage, but also subtly reveals his internal conflict linked to his memories of Arkwright and Hawke, stirring feelings of both nostalgia and melancholy. As he prepares for a week of reflection before his wedding, David learns that Hawke is in the area, which heightens his sense of unease. This tension escalates as he grapples with memories and the implications of his past relationships, laying the groundwork for the romantic and dramatic entanglements that are to follow, especially involving Kate Nugent and Hawke's troubling presence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 202773 2025-08-15T15:07:45.867747 text/html 199402 2021-01-08T12:37:17 text/html 149814 2025-08-15T15:07:52.411622 application/epub+zip 151832 2025-08-15T15:07:48.847666 application/epub+zip 134459 2025-08-15T15:07:47.619652 application/epub+zip 287000 2025-08-15T15:07:54.880597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269451 2025-08-15T15:07:51.546618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246424 2022-09-17T16:10:05.161869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172420 2025-08-15T15:07:45.224713 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 172385 2021-01-08T12:37:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18582 2025-08-15T15:07:55.332698 application/rdf+xml 14542 2025-08-15T15:07:48.128632 image/jpeg 3689 2025-08-15T15:07:47.868629 image/jpeg 69003 2021-01-08T12:37:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 65882 2021-01-08T12:37:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 148041 2025-08-15T15:07:45.891645 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