Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 206 MacGrath, Harold 1871 1932 Half a Rogue Produced by Duncan Harrod. HTML version by Al Haines. "Half a Rogue" by Harold MacGrath is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Richard Warrington, a young and somewhat frustrated playwright navigating the chaotic world of theatre in New York. He is portrayed as a man of talent but also a victim of the intricate social dynamics that come with being an artist, dealing with demands from actors and the whims of the theatre industry. The opening of the novel introduces Warrington as he dines at a quiet restaurant, where he contemplates the challenges of his current play's rehearsal. During his solitary meal, a young woman named Katherine Challoner approaches him for help after forgetting her purse. This moment of chance leads to a deeper engagement as Warrington learns of her troubles and her determination to make her acting career successful. Their interaction sets the stage for a series of events that will unravel Katherine's past and the complexities of her ambitions, while also offering Warrington an opportunity for potential romance and reflection on his own life choices. The chapter establishes a tone of tension and intrigue, hinting at the unfolding drama between the worlds of art, love, and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 557435 2025-07-02T12:10:43.678070 text/html 547670 2020-12-28T07:43:58 text/html 274178 2025-07-02T12:10:51.425022 application/epub+zip 285386 2025-07-02T12:10:45.538041 application/epub+zip 285386 2025-07-02T12:10:44.384054 application/epub+zip 468214 2025-07-02T12:10:55.832026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452979 2025-07-02T12:10:50.699031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421835 2022-09-03T04:18:58.284276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515003 2025-07-02T12:10:42.163087 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 514937 2020-12-28T07:43:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18398 2025-07-02T12:10:56.053990 application/rdf+xml 10696 2025-07-02T12:10:44.891093 image/jpeg 3054 2025-07-02T12:10:44.636069 image/jpeg 204779 2020-12-28T07:43:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 200535 2020-12-28T07:43:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 267526 2025-07-02T12:10:43.720081 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