Project Gutenberg 2014-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 136 Saltus, Edgar 1855 1921 Saltus, Edgar Evertson The Monster E-text prepared by Donald Cummings, Bryan Ness, 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 Monster" by Edgar Saltus is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with a bride, Leilah, who is in a state of blissful romanticism with her husband, Gulian Verplank, as they prepare for a honeymoon. However, this idyllic beginning quickly darkens when Leilah receives a disturbing letter that reveals deep secrets about her past, causing her to confront an inner turmoil that drastically changes the course of her life and relationship. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to a lush, tropical scene where Leilah and Gulian are in love and planning their future. Their conversation reveals their deep affection, but soon the mood shifts when Leilah discovers an unsettling letter that sets off a chain reaction of emotions, including fear and despair. The initial atmosphere of romance and excitement crumbles as Leilah grapples with the implications of her father's message and the monstrous truths it contains, leading to her frantic decisions to escape her past and the overwhelming presence of this "monster" in her life. This gripping beginning sets the stage for a complex exploration of themes such as identity, love, and the consequences of hidden truths. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 312858 2025-08-19T07:47:49.387402 text/html 296988 2024-10-24T13:00:27 text/html 186141 2025-08-19T07:47:54.544331 application/epub+zip 183102 2025-08-19T07:47:50.239359 application/epub+zip 183103 2025-08-19T07:47:49.800377 application/epub+zip 270837 2025-08-19T07:47:57.798336 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242491 2025-08-19T07:47:54.105387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243088 2022-09-21T15:49:00.052064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278946 2025-08-19T07:47:48.362361 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 259060 2024-10-24T13:00:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15919 2025-08-19T07:47:57.935312 application/rdf+xml 10124 2025-08-19T07:47:49.891352 image/jpeg 2336 2025-08-19T07:47:49.846360 image/jpeg 152285 2025-08-19T07:47:49.415363 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