Project Gutenberg 2012-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 201 Hocking, Silas K. (Silas Kitto) 1850 1935 Hocking, Silas Kitto A Gamble with Life Produced by Chris Curnow, Sue Fleming, Lindy Walsh and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Gamble with Life" by Silas K. Hocking is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Rufus Sterne, a man who has entered into a risky financial arrangement with his lawyer, Felix Muller, which hinges on the success of a personal invention. The book explores themes of ambition, the value of life, and moral dilemmas, as Rufus grapples with the implications of his choices. The beginning of the novel introduces Rufus and his bold proposal to Felix, wherein he offers the promise of his life insurance payout as collateral for a loan to support his invention. As the plot unfolds, Rufus's confidence in his success is juxtaposed with existential thoughts about life and death. The narrative further complicates when Rufus encounters a mysterious young woman, Madeline Grover, who captivates him. Their paths dramatically intersect when she finds herself in danger on the cliffs, prompting Rufus to confront his philosophical beliefs about life while risking his own to save her. The tension builds around themes of courage, sacrifice, and the unpredictability of outcomes as the tide begins to rise against Rufus's desperation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39417/39417-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Suspense fiction PR Text Category: Novels 805782 2025-07-16T05:45:57.642171 text/html 808135 2012-04-09T22:18:56 text/html 674099 2025-07-16T05:46:10.234608 application/epub+zip 683290 2025-07-16T05:45:59.952199 application/epub+zip 370008 2025-07-16T05:45:58.771182 application/epub+zip 939261 2025-07-16T05:46:17.213615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 859708 2025-07-16T05:46:08.540670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546660 2022-09-18T05:50:48.135455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 700363 2025-07-16T05:45:55.066238 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 700282 2012-04-09T22:18:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 700275 2012-04-09T22:18:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20749 2025-07-16T05:46:17.355561 application/rdf+xml 12802 2025-07-16T05:45:58.904152 image/jpeg 1908 2025-07-16T05:45:58.838194 image/jpeg 259070 2012-04-09T22:18:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 615781 2012-04-09T22:18:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 259024 2012-04-09T22:18:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 614748 2025-07-16T05:45:57.710193 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