Project Gutenberg 1996-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 204 Davis, Richard Harding 1864 1916 Soldiers of Fortune Produced by Charles Keller. HTML version by Al Haines. "Soldiers of Fortune" by Richard Harding Davis is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of high society in New York City, focusing on the intersecting lives of Alice Langham, a strong-willed woman seeking emotional depth beyond social expectations, and Robert Clay, a rugged cowboy come from the West, who introspects on the lives of ordinary workers versus the advantages of the wealthy elite. Their interactions suggest themes of authenticity, societal roles, and the yearning for genuine connection. At the start of the novel, we meet Alice Langham, who is caught in the convolutions of social dining, ultimately feeling distanced from her suitor, Reginald King, who she believes views her as a prize rather than an equal. Clay, introduced as a new character at dinner, piques her interest with his fresh perspective. The narrative delves into Alice's internal conflict regarding her longing for a partner who truly understands her, contrasted with the superficial engagements of her social circle. Through a series of conversations at the dinner, including discussions of civil engineering and the adventurous lives that it entails, the groundwork for the connection between Alice and Clay is laid, suggesting that their paths will weave together in unexpected ways in the narrative to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Love stories Political fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Adventure stories South America -- Fiction Revolutions -- Fiction Soldiers of fortune -- Fiction Mines and mineral resources -- Fiction Americans -- South America -- Fiction Mining engineers -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 479885 2025-07-01T05:15:44.186959 text/html 472340 2021-01-01T07:43:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 173249 2021-01-01T07:43:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 246065 2025-07-01T05:15:50.490962 application/epub+zip 254701 2025-07-01T05:15:45.830952 application/epub+zip 254702 2025-07-01T05:15:44.788940 application/epub+zip 437321 2025-07-01T05:15:54.058909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421973 2025-07-01T05:15:49.836965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394618 2022-09-01T05:43:06.701669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454245 2025-07-01T05:15:43.377979 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 454078 2021-01-01T07:43:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 170263 2021-01-01T07:43:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 454069 2021-01-01T07:43:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 170232 2021-01-01T07:43:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22568 2025-07-01T05:15:54.180914 application/rdf+xml 13304 2025-07-01T05:15:45.274955 image/jpeg 3515 2025-07-01T05:15:45.029945 image/jpeg 240772 2025-07-01T05:15:44.222976 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