Project Gutenberg 2012-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 257 Nesbit, E. (Edith) 1858 1924 Nesbit, Edith Bland, Edith Nesbit The Literary Sense The unfaithful lover -- Rounding off a scene -- The obvious -- The lie absolute -- The girl with the guitar -- The man with the boots -- The second best -- The holiday -- The force of habit -- The brute -- Dick, Tom, and Harry -- Miss Eden's baby -- The lover, the girl, and the onlooker -- The duel -- Cinderella -- With an E -- Under the new moon -- The love of romance. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Literary Sense" by E. Nesbit is a collection of interconnected stories written during the early 20th century. The book explores the complexities of romantic relationships, emotions, and the human tendency to romanticize one's life experiences. Through its vivid characters and scenarios, the stories delve into the conflicts that arise from expectations versus reality, often revealing the literary influences that shape the characters' perceptions of love and life. The opening portion introduces Ethel, a young woman who is meeting her lover at a railway station, only to find herself caught between her romantic ideals and the mundane reality of their setting. As she struggles with her emotions and the pressure to conform to the literary standards of love, tension builds when her lover arrives late and confesses an indiscretion. The scene unfolds with Ethel oscillating between her desire to uphold her dignity and the genuine feelings she harbors for him, leading to heartbreak and misunderstanding. This passage sets the tone for the book, emphasizing the interplay between the literary imagination and the harshness of real-life relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39324/39324-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Short stories, English PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Romance Category: British Literature 388873 2025-08-16T05:22:30.572961 text/html 397138 2012-03-31T20:52:32 text/html 217001 2025-08-16T05:22:36.891959 application/epub+zip 220259 2025-08-16T05:22:31.770991 application/epub+zip 219320 2025-08-16T05:22:31.219993 application/epub+zip 343378 2025-08-16T05:22:40.632927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301839 2025-08-16T05:22:36.166933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296382 2022-09-18T05:15:28.054547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345444 2025-08-16T05:22:29.753010 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 345319 2012-03-31T20:52:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 345311 2012-03-31T20:52:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21466 2025-08-16T05:22:40.786918 application/rdf+xml 14018 2025-08-16T05:22:31.315962 image/jpeg 1934 2025-08-16T05:22:31.268975 image/jpeg 133297 2012-03-31T20:52:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 196242 2012-03-31T20:52:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 133239 2012-03-31T20:52:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 195202 2025-08-16T05:22:30.607969 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