Project Gutenberg 2012-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 280 Thorne, Guy 1875 1923 Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger The Drunkard E-text prepared by Mark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) "The Drunkard" by Guy Thorne is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of alcoholism and its impacts on individuals and society, primarily through the character of Dr. Morton Sims, who is deeply involved in the study of inebriety and its psychological effects. It portrays the stark realities of life intertwined with the nuances of human behavior, reflecting on the tragic consequences of addiction. The opening of the novel sets an atmospheric tone, beginning with a prologue that introduces Dr. Morton Sims in his London home, contemplating a murder case that is connected to his research on alcoholism. The scene quickly shifts to his dining room, where he prepares to welcome his sister and a friend, Mrs. Daly, discussing their roles in the temperance movement. The narrative captures Sims’ complex emotional landscape as he receives an urgent letter about a convicted murderer, Hancock, who is to be executed the next morning. The chapter closes with Sims revealing his precarious balance of professional duty and personal morality as he prepares to visit Hancock, suggesting a deeper exploration of the themes of guilt, redemption, and the psychological underpinnings of addiction in the chapters that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41139/41139-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Temperance -- Fiction Alcoholics -- Great Britain -- Fiction Alcoholism -- Great Britain -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature 782330 2025-06-16T16:38:16.167824 text/html 781100 2012-10-21T21:22:09 text/html 316446 2025-06-16T16:38:26.768865 application/epub+zip 332922 2025-06-16T16:38:17.467820 application/epub+zip 332922 2025-06-16T16:38:16.793862 application/epub+zip 532401 2025-06-16T16:38:33.655762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518628 2025-06-16T16:38:26.182777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518723 2022-09-18T18:58:43.481280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 719194 2023-09-18T05:08:48.059722 text/plain 16595 2025-06-16T16:38:33.816749 application/rdf+xml 5529 2025-06-16T16:38:16.960861 image/jpeg 1544 2025-06-16T16:38:16.899815 image/jpeg 303831 2025-06-16T16:38:16.237867 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 More titles under Ingleby, Leonard Cresswell en.wikipedia