Project Gutenberg 2012-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 86 Marsh, Richard 1857 1915 Heldman, Richard Bernard Heldmann, Bernard Hodgson, E. S. (Edward Smith) 1866 1937 Hodgson, E.S. Hodgson, Edward Smith Violet Forster's Lover Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by Google Books (Oxford University) "Violet Forster's Lover" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows Sydney Beaton, an officer entangled in a gambling scandal, who faces disgrace and poverty. Set against a backdrop of social turmoil, the story revolves around his tumultuous relationships, particularly with Violet Forster, a woman devoted to him amidst his downfall. The opening of the novel introduces us to Sydney Beaton in a tense poker game where he is accused of cheating. This moment escalates into chaos when Beaton, struggling with his dwindling finances and reputation, reacts aggressively to the accusation. As the scene unfolds, we learn more about his character and circumstances, including his strained relationship with his brother and his desperation for financial aid. After a series of unfortunate events leads him to leave the barracks in disgrace, Beaton’s life steadily declines, culminating in a dramatic encounter in Hyde Park that sets the stage for the complexities of his relationship with Violet and the challenges he will face moving forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 536199 2025-07-16T11:24:30.773950 text/html 517380 2024-10-23T10:05:43 text/html 500963 2025-07-16T11:24:40.405891 application/epub+zip 510376 2025-07-16T11:24:34.186003 application/epub+zip 253491 2025-07-16T11:24:32.702940 application/epub+zip 539795 2025-07-16T11:24:44.775880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504249 2025-07-16T11:24:39.335955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410809 2022-09-18T13:47:47.242604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462808 2023-09-17T14:20:46.812523 text/plain 443073 2024-10-23T10:05:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16567 2025-07-16T11:24:44.907883 application/rdf+xml 14071 2025-07-16T11:24:33.202949 image/jpeg 4052 2025-07-16T11:24:32.950954 image/jpeg 516303 2025-07-16T11:24:30.817944 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 en.wikipedia