Project Gutenberg 2015-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 306 Gibbs, George 1870 1942 Gibbs, George Fort The Splendid Outcast Illustrated by the author. Produced by Al Haines "The Splendid Outcast" by George Gibbs is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Jim Horton, a war-injured soldier in a hospital recovering from a successful operation, who grapples with his identity after assuming his cowardly twin brother Harry's name and position. The narrative seems to delve into themes of honor, identity, and deception against the backdrop of World War I, suggesting an exploration of the complexities of brotherhood and moral choices. The opening of the novel presents Jim Horton awakening in a hospital bed, struggling with pain and confusion as he learns that he has taken on the identity of his brother, Harry, a lieutenant thought to be wounded in battle. Jim recalls the events leading to his injuries and taxingly considers his brother’s cowardice and the decisions he made during their time in the war. As Jim pieces together his memories, he contemplates the implications of his actions, including the attendance of both his twin brother's wife, Moira, and her father, Barry Quinlevin, who are oblivious to the ruse. This opening setup establishes a tension-filled scenario filled with potential conflicts regarding identity and honor, and hints at the evolving dynamics as Jim must choose whether to maintain the deception or reveal the truth to Moira and face the consequences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Love stories Paris (France) -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Brothers -- Fiction Twins -- Fiction Identity -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 756342 2025-07-19T09:12:13.840837 text/html 749822 2024-10-24T13:46:57 text/html 484266 2025-07-19T09:12:31.581783 application/epub+zip 869149 2025-01-19T09:33:53.722218 application/pdf 700442 2025-01-19T09:33:36.610376 application/pdf 499068 2025-07-19T09:12:20.772791 application/epub+zip 324270 2025-07-19T09:12:16.695820 application/epub+zip 694494 2025-07-19T09:12:37.277743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635545 2025-07-19T09:12:28.950770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462261 2022-09-21T17:53:06.144743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 598098 2025-07-19T09:12:12.078858 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 607697 2015-01-06T14:59:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 598937 2015-01-06T14:59:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 598935 2015-01-06T14:59:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28441 2025-07-19T09:12:37.435735 application/rdf+xml 587906 2025-07-19T09:12:11.624876 text/x-rst 587906 2015-01-06T14:59:36 text/x-rst 9862 2025-07-19T09:12:18.002846 image/jpeg 1674 2025-07-19T09:12:17.329824 image/jpeg 222271 2015-01-06T14:59:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 221073 2015-01-06T14:59:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 457353 2015-01-06T14:59:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 434962 2015-01-06T14:59:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 220914 2015-01-06T14:59:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 445851 2025-07-19T09:12:13.897891 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