Project Gutenberg 2017-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 142 Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret) 1828 1897 Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant Wilson Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant Olyphant, Mrs. Oliphant, M. O. W. (Margaret Oliphant Wilson) Oliphant, Mrs. Margaret Oliphant, Mrs. Wilson, Margaret The Ways of Life: Two Stories A preface: On the ebb tide -- Mr. Sandford -- The wonderful history of Mr. Robert Dalyell. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "The Ways of Life: Two Stories" by Mrs. Oliphant is a collection of narratives written in the late 19th century. The opening section sets the stage for poignant explorations of life’s inevitable declines and the realization of one's fading fortunes, particularly as experienced by Mr. Sandford, a painter whose once-certain successes begin to waver. This volume promises to delve deeply into the emotional and psychological landscapes that accompany the ebbing tide of existence. At the start of the book, the author presents a preface that articulates the theme of life’s ebb, contrasting it with the more commonly celebrated rise in fortunes. The narrative introduces Mr. Sandford, a successful painter approaching sixty, who is blissfully unaware that his career’s peak may already be behind him. While his family enjoys the comforts afforded by his previous success, Mr. Sandford grapples with an unsettling awareness of stagnation and the loss of artistic recognition. The opening captures the internal turmoil of a man confronting the realities of aging, artistic obscurity, and the pressure of familial expectations, creating a compelling psychological portrait that invites readers to reflect on their own experiences of success and failure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 432145 2025-06-22T07:00:55.105743 text/html 417040 2024-10-23T02:28:27 text/html 245295 2025-06-22T07:01:01.181226 application/epub+zip 248586 2025-06-22T07:00:56.230748 application/epub+zip 222979 2025-06-22T07:00:55.679725 application/epub+zip 371760 2025-06-22T07:01:05.046243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337085 2025-06-22T07:01:00.614256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315128 2022-08-25T03:57:47.638063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396865 2025-06-22T07:00:54.376770 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 377028 2024-10-23T02:28:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16764 2025-06-22T07:01:05.192186 application/rdf+xml 20151 2025-06-22T07:00:55.782752 image/jpeg 3095 2025-06-22T07:00:55.737729 image/jpeg 230289 2025-06-22T07:00:55.145775 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