Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 177 Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) 1866 1946 Partridge, Anthony Oppenheim, Edward Phillips The Tempting of Tavernake Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptation_of_Tavernake Produced by Polly Stratton, and David Widger "The Tempting of Tavernake" by E. Phillips Oppenheim is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. This intriguing work explores themes of desperation, social class, and human connection through the lives of the main characters, Leonard Tavernake and Beatrice Burnay, who find themselves intertwined in a series of unexpected events. The narrative sets the stage for their complex relationship that emerges amid the struggles of life in a boarding house. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to a tense encounter on the rooftop of a London boarding house where Tavernake confronts Beatrice after she attempts to steal a bracelet. The opening chapters paint a vivid picture of their initial fraught interaction, revealing Beatrice's desperate circumstances and Tavernake's curious determination to understand her. Following a series of dramatic events, including Beatrice's impulsive theft and subsequent confrontation, we see Tavernake's decision to help her, suggesting potential for a deeper connection in their lives despite the social divide that separates them. This sets the groundwork for an exploration of their characters and the societal pressures they face. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 678375 2025-08-02T13:55:10.242375 text/html 717028 2021-01-27T05:43:23 text/html 298333 2025-08-02T13:55:19.897331 application/epub+zip 309052 2025-08-02T13:55:13.323350 application/epub+zip 294719 2025-08-02T13:55:12.032417 application/epub+zip 543836 2025-08-02T13:55:25.190246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500501 2025-08-02T13:55:19.065298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470401 2022-09-03T05:47:55.902762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571754 2025-08-02T13:55:08.563351 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 571623 2018-03-09T14:49:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 558154 2009-08-14T12:53:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20122 2025-08-02T13:55:25.324254 application/rdf+xml 10417 2025-08-02T13:55:12.551348 image/jpeg 2807 2025-08-02T13:55:12.289320 image/jpeg 204686 2018-03-18T10:03:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 217607 2021-01-27T05:43:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 203034 2009-08-14T13:04:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 288692 2025-08-02T13:55:10.289336 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