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 Project Gutenberg 2015-07-28 Public domain in the USA. 235 Garvice, Charles 1850 1920 The spider and the fly : $b or, An undesired love Eagle series, no. 300 Produced by Chris Whitehead, 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/)) "The Spider and the Fly: or, An Undesired Love" by Charles Garvice is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book follows the intricate lives of two main characters, Captain Howard Murpoint and Mr. Jem, who are convicts attempting to escape from a notorious prison. In this tale of deception and longing, the central theme revolves around the desires and struggles of individuals constrained by their past actions and societal expectations. At the start of the story, the setting is established at sunset near a grim convict station on the rocky shore, where a weary and sullen group of convicts toils under the watchful eyes of warders. The narrative then introduces the plan of Captain Murpoint as he communicates with Jem, hinting at a daring escape under the cover of night. The tension builds as they prepare for their audacious bid for freedom, driven by desperation and the hope of reclaiming lives lost to their circumstances. Simultaneously, the juxtaposition of Murpoint's longing for the life and wealth of John Mildmay’s daughter, Violet, begins to surface, hinting at deeper emotional entanglements in the tale yet to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English fiction Dime novels PR Text Category: Novels 705728 2025-08-20T04:08:06.387165 text/html 700882 2024-10-24T17:47:06 text/html 669540 2025-08-20T04:08:16.259632 application/epub+zip 678413 2025-08-20T04:08:07.839179 application/epub+zip 334309 2025-08-20T04:08:07.087207 application/epub+zip 908860 2025-08-20T04:08:22.549596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 850318 2025-08-20T04:08:15.400644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506837 2022-09-22T12:29:26.526902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 649770 2025-08-20T04:08:03.535232 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 629792 2024-10-24T17:47:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16141 2025-08-20T04:08:22.722612 application/rdf+xml 34771 2025-08-20T04:08:07.221156 image/jpeg 5074 2025-08-20T04:08:07.156179 image/jpeg 604510 2025-08-20T04:08:06.457172 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia