Project Gutenberg 2016-09-28 Public domain in the USA. 252 Powys, John Cowper 1872 1963 Wood and Stone: A Romance Produced by Stephen Rowland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Wood and Stone: A Romance" by John Cowper Powys is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work explores the intricate dynamics between characters residing in the village of Nevilton and the surrounding areas, focusing on themes of power, sacrifice, and the human condition through relationships and societal structures. The narrative hints at various characters, including Mortimer Romer, a financier with dictatorial tendencies, and the delicate Vennie Seldom, who seems overshadowed by her family's legacy and spiritual concerns. The opening of the novel introduces the pivotal hill in Nevilton, known as Leo’s Hill, which stands as a metaphor for the struggle between the forces of power and sacrifice. It paints a vivid picture of the landscape while emphasizing the historical weight and supernatural implications of the site. Tension arises with the description of the village dynamics, particularly through the perspectives of those intertwined with Romer’s ambitions and the ramifications of their interactions with the stone that constitutes much of their world. This layered setting serves as a backdrop for the unfolding drama, hinting at character conflicts and philosophical inquiries into the nature of existence and the dichotomy between physical and spiritual realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Wessex (England) -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1254234 2025-07-21T08:21:20.907052 text/html 1254211 2024-10-23T01:10:59 text/html 560364 2025-07-21T08:21:34.016010 application/epub+zip 575728 2025-07-21T08:21:22.990044 application/epub+zip 569885 2025-07-21T08:21:21.946072 application/epub+zip 904236 2025-07-21T08:21:42.679969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 814200 2025-07-21T08:21:32.688022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 808830 2022-09-24T06:06:06.331897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1172675 2025-07-21T08:21:18.540080 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1152795 2024-10-23T01:10:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17573 2025-07-21T08:21:42.821946 application/rdf+xml 13191 2025-07-21T08:21:22.061046 image/jpeg 2188 2025-07-21T08:21:22.005055 image/jpeg 519251 2025-07-21T08:21:21.004048 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