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 2017-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 223 Lea, Homer 1876 1912 The Vermilion Pencil: A Romance of China Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Vermilion Pencil: A Romance of China" by Homer Lea is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores themes of fate, desire, and the complexities of human relationships against the backdrop of China’s rich landscape and tumultuous history. The narrative introduces intriguing characters such as a passionate tea-farmer's daughter, a determined mandarin, and two priests from the French Mission in Yingching, each entangled in their destinies within a beautifully and vividly described Chinese setting. The opening of the book begins with a prolog that sets the stage dramatically through a typhoon, signaling significant change and upheaval. It quickly shifts to the serene yet captivating Valley of the Fountain, introducing the vibrant and independent daughter of a tea farmer, who captures the attention of a mandarin longing for her talent and presence. The narrative is imbued with rich descriptions of the landscape, cultural elements, and the characters' inner thoughts, establishing an atmosphere of tension and anticipation that will likely draw readers into the unfolding romance and conflict as they navigate personal desires and societal expectations. The complex interplay of fate and individual will is suggested as central to the storyline, promising a thoughtful exploration of these themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en China -- Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels 484931 2025-07-22T05:13:01.986027 text/html 465315 2024-10-23T02:14:19 text/html 519671 2025-07-22T05:13:08.680036 application/epub+zip 522667 2025-07-22T05:13:03.192057 application/epub+zip 258777 2025-07-22T05:13:02.586060 application/epub+zip 654285 2025-07-22T05:13:12.865976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 618566 2025-07-22T05:13:08.040022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354837 2022-09-25T01:24:06.356737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418898 2025-07-22T05:13:00.931041 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 398989 2024-10-23T02:14:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16219 2025-07-22T05:13:13.009994 application/rdf+xml 26969 2025-07-22T05:13:02.680022 image/jpeg 3192 2025-07-22T05:13:02.633022 image/jpeg 489991 2025-07-22T05:13:02.028054 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia