Project Gutenberg 2014-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 135 Stacpoole, William Henry Stacpoole, W. H. "Farewell" Produced by Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "Farewell" by William Henry Stacpoole is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around the life of James Brooke, an orphan who unexpectedly finds himself entangled in a mysterious and life-changing marriage proposal from a beautiful woman he has not fully seen, referred to as Miss Grey. The book delves into themes of love, identity, and social class, exploring how personal connections can evolve in complex circumstances. The narrative begins with James, a shop assistant, who stumbles upon Miss Grey after he returns her lost purse. Their encounter leads to an unusual proposition: she offers him a substantial income in exchange for marrying her under the condition that he never seeks to know her identity or live with her as a traditional husband. James accepts, believing it will provide him with an opportunity to rise in society. However, years later, as he adapts to his newfound wealth and independence, he meets Miss O'Flaherty, with whom he develops a genuine romantic connection, leading to the revelation that Miss Grey was not just a benefactor but his true love. Their eventual reunion allows for the exploration of the tangled web of affection and personal sacrifice that defines their relationship, culminating in unexpected twists that redefine both characters' destinies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 102162 2025-09-18T09:21:40.514444 text/html 79464 2024-10-24T03:51:00 text/html 157889 2025-09-18T09:21:44.607470 application/epub+zip 157743 2025-09-18T09:21:42.151396 application/epub+zip 107327 2025-09-18T09:21:41.102470 application/epub+zip 263141 2025-09-18T09:21:46.523413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251960 2025-09-18T09:21:43.967424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167515 2022-09-20T15:14:13.327439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 92864 2025-09-18T09:21:40.221441 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73045 2024-10-24T03:51:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16065 2025-09-18T09:21:46.645408 application/rdf+xml 13287 2025-09-18T09:21:41.590449 image/jpeg 3494 2025-09-18T09:21:41.347406 image/jpeg 162051 2025-09-18T09:21:40.530442 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