Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 310 Sinclair, Upton 1878 1968 Fitch, Clarke Garrison, Frederick Sinclair, Upton Beall Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel Text file produced by Charles Franks, Charles Aldarondo, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel" by Upton Sinclair is a literary work published in the late 19th century that delves into themes of love, societal struggles, and personal growth. The narrative centers around the life of Thyrsis, a young man navigating his tumultuous relationship with his father, who battles alcoholism, and his complex feelings toward Corydon, a girl who embodies beauty and innocence against the backdrop of societal issues. The opening portion of the novel introduces readers to a poignant scene in which Thyrsis and Corydon share a tender moment in a woodland glen, contemplating poetry and their dreams while contrasting it with the harsh realities of the world around them. The story quickly shifts to the troubling setting of the "Highway of Lost Men," where Thyrsis encounters the grief of his father's fall from grace and the struggles their family endures due to the father's addiction. Through this juxtaposition, readers glimpse the intense internal conflict that shapes Thyrsis’ character as he grapples with the expectations of society, his love for art and literature, and the desire for a higher purpose in life. This segment sets the emotional and thematic foundation for Thyrsis's journey as he seeks to understand love in its many forms while contending with the societal norms that threaten to entrap him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Autobiographical fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 1220559 2025-07-03T05:55:42.075042 text/html 1274707 2021-02-26T01:07:25 text/html 506615 2025-07-03T05:55:54.555979 application/epub+zip 525472 2025-07-03T05:55:45.498943 application/epub+zip 510491 2025-07-03T05:55:44.069969 application/epub+zip 887701 2025-07-03T05:56:01.610858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 842475 2025-07-03T05:55:53.648953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 802475 2022-09-03T09:32:31.862145 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1072594 2025-07-03T05:55:40.181985 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1072420 2016-10-13T11:21:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1055612 2013-05-03T14:23:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1055612 2013-05-03T14:23:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22262 2025-07-03T05:56:01.740874 application/rdf+xml 15365 2025-07-03T05:55:44.610953 image/jpeg 4290 2025-07-03T05:55:44.353926 image/jpeg 404513 2016-10-13T11:23:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 402185 2013-05-04T05:17:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 424147 2021-02-26T01:08:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 402049 2013-05-04T05:17:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 496347 2025-07-03T05:55:42.162096 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