Project Gutenberg 2014-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 441 Swettenham, Frank Athelstane, Sir 1850 1946 Unaddressed Letters The hill of solitude -- Of worship -- West and East -- A clever mongoose -- A blue day -- Of love, in fiction -- The jingling coin -- A strange sunset -- Of letter-writing -- At a funeral -- Of change and decay -- Daughters and despotism -- Her fiancé -- By the sea -- An illumination -- Of death, in fiction -- A hand at écarté -- The gentle art of veering with the wind -- A rejoinder -- Of importunity -- Of coincidences -- Of a country-house custom -- A mere lie -- Tigers and crocodiles -- A rose and a moth -- A love-philtre -- Moonstruck -- The "Devi" -- The death-chain -- Scandal and bangles -- The reprehensible habit of making comparisons -- A challenge -- In exile -- Of love, not in fiction -- Of obsession -- Of paradise lost -- "To Mary, in heaven". Produced by Clarity and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Unaddressed Letters" by Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham is a collection of letters completed in the late 19th century. The letters appear to be deeply personal reflections, likely written by a diplomat and traveler who shares his thoughts on various topics such as love, nature, and human connection through evocative prose. The writings reflect a rich Eastern atmosphere, indicating the author's fascination with the lands he has visited. The opening of the book introduces the premise of the letters as a posthumous collection from a friend who has passed away. The editor shares the friend’s intent for these letters, noting their potential to resonate with a select few readers who seek comfort and understanding in their own experiences. The narrative begins with an enchanting description of a sunset as seen from the Hill of Solitude, blending a spiritual and almost reverent tone with a keen observation of the beauty of nature, while also introducing themes of longing and existential contemplation. This initial exploration sets the stage for a series of reflections that meander through personal musings on life, love, and the human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English letters -- 19th century PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 487408 2025-09-19T06:37:31.851090 text/html 472871 2024-10-24T12:22:27 text/html 448914 2025-09-19T06:37:39.372044 application/epub+zip 451933 2025-09-19T06:37:33.309079 application/epub+zip 252150 2025-09-19T06:37:32.572102 application/epub+zip 610204 2025-09-19T06:37:43.860037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 561872 2025-09-19T06:37:38.622045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362430 2022-09-21T14:16:40.868609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418016 2025-09-19T06:37:30.931207 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 398152 2024-10-24T12:22:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16729 2025-09-19T06:37:44.007008 application/rdf+xml 23284 2025-09-19T06:37:32.673085 image/jpeg 3521 2025-09-19T06:37:32.623086 image/jpeg 702786 2025-09-19T06:37:31.899090 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