Project Gutenberg 2012-08-20 Public domain in the USA. 418 Holme, Constance 1880 1955 Punchard, Constance Holme The Splendid Fairing Produced by Al Haines "The Splendid Fairing" by Constance Holme is a novel written in the early 20th century. It delves into the lives of Simon and Sarah Thornthwaite, a weary elderly couple facing the burden of a life filled with misfortune, as they prepare to leave their troubled farm named Sandholes. The story captures themes of hardship, aging, and the emotional weight of their shared history, as Simon reflects on their past and the losses that have shaped their current lives. At the start of the novel, Simon and Sarah are depicted making their way to the market town of Witham, their reluctant journey marked by a sense of impending change and resignation. The couple is characterized by their weariness and nostalgia, reminiscing about their once-vibrant youth juxtaposed against the dreariness of their current existence. Their conversations reveal their acknowledgment of a long-standing misfortune tied to both their farm and family, highlighting the emotional turmoil surrounding their son Geordie who has been absent for years. The opening scenes establish an atmosphere of melancholy and inevitability as they confront the reality that they are no longer able to maintain their home, while mysterious events involving a car and Simon’s heightened sense of foreboding hint at deeper themes to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40545/40545-rst/images/img-cover.jpg Reading ease score: 88.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature Category: Old Age & the Elderly 433934 2025-06-16T13:17:36.873560 text/html 416145 2024-10-23T10:18:42 text/html 308216 2025-06-16T13:17:47.316528 application/epub+zip 605503 2025-01-16T13:10:22.605062 application/pdf 469804 2025-01-16T13:10:13.473110 application/pdf 315828 2025-06-16T13:17:41.037519 application/epub+zip 221524 2025-06-16T13:17:38.656573 application/epub+zip 424258 2025-06-16T13:17:51.254542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399288 2025-06-16T13:17:45.629488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305776 2022-09-18T14:40:58.655401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400537 2025-06-16T13:17:36.156527 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 406480 2012-08-20T09:52:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 400781 2012-08-20T09:52:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 400780 2012-08-20T09:52:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26054 2025-06-16T13:17:51.541488 application/rdf+xml 386251 2025-06-16T13:17:35.921571 text/x-rst 386251 2012-08-20T09:52:42 text/x-rst 13462 2025-06-16T13:17:39.341515 image/jpeg 2177 2025-06-16T13:17:39.005537 image/jpeg 154101 2012-08-20T09:52:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 153292 2012-08-20T09:52:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 297226 2012-08-20T09:50:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 283638 2012-08-20T09:52:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 153279 2012-08-20T09:52:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 288447 2025-06-16T13:17:36.917518 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