Project Gutenberg 2013-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 168 Pemberton, Max 1863 1950 Pemberton, Sir Max Swords Reluctant Published in London under the title of "War and the Woman." Produced by David Edwards, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Swords Reluctant" by Max Pemberton is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Gabrielle Silvester, the daughter of a Congregationalist minister, as she navigates the social and political complexities of her world following her return to England from America. With themes of peace, war, and the struggles of personal ambition, the narrative promises to delve into the political climate of the time through the interactions between Gabrielle, her father Gordon, and various significant figures such as the ambitious businessman John Faber. The opening portion of "Swords Reluctant" introduces us to Gabrielle, who has just returned from a transformative trip to America with her father, who was engaged in a peace initiative. As she reflects on her changed perceptions of life and society back in Hampstead, we see her grappling with newfound desires and ambitions, influenced by the exciting experiences she had aboard the ocean liner. The narrative quickly shifts to her father’s intriguing discussions about peace efforts and influential figures, particularly Faber, a millionaire characterized by his harsh pragmatism towards war and human nature. Gabrielle's internal struggle between her past and her burgeoning ambitions sets the stage for the broader conflicts concerning ideals of peace and the reality of human nature that will likely play out through the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42763/42763-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature 531812 2025-06-17T10:08:30.065749 text/html 560925 2013-05-21T18:46:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 511584 2025-06-17T10:08:37.719653 application/epub+zip 517212 2025-06-17T10:08:31.382720 application/epub+zip 271279 2025-06-17T10:08:30.717684 application/epub+zip 668258 2025-06-17T10:08:42.534652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 619500 2025-06-17T10:08:37.035647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373949 2022-09-19T14:09:37.650411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463068 2023-09-18T13:24:35.775862 text/plain 15781 2025-06-17T10:08:42.705656 application/rdf+xml 11697 2025-06-17T10:08:30.843673 image/jpeg 2013 2025-06-17T10:08:30.782675 image/jpeg 504211 2025-06-17T10:08:30.119672 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