Project Gutenberg 2019-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 172 Yates, Edmund 1831 1894 Yates, Edmund Hodgson Yates, E. (Edmund) The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) Produced by Charles Bowen "The Rock Ahead: A Novel (Vol. 2)" by Edmund Yates is a dramatic novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around complex relationships, particularly focusing on Gilbert Lloyd and Gertrude Lambert, as past grievances and passions collide with their present lives, revealing themes of love, jealousy, and personal conflict. At the start of the novel, the narrative brings readers into a gritty London setting where Gilbert Lloyd visits a private inquiry office, suggesting a plot driven by intrigue and possibly scandal. He seeks information about Gertrude, his estranged wife, who has moved on in the aftermath of their tumultuous marriage. The tense atmosphere escalates as Gilbert's emotions unravel—ranging from anger towards Gertrude's independence and newfound intimacy with his brother, Miles Challoner, to jealousy that propels him to confront the complications that stem from their past relationship. The opening sets the stage for an exploration of deep, personal struggles as characters navigate their entangled lives amidst the backdrop of society's expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 485055 2025-06-24T04:04:40.986015 text/html 485013 2019-07-15T11:55:18 text/html 265363 2025-06-24T04:04:49.806052 application/epub+zip 272314 2025-06-24T04:04:44.319041 application/epub+zip 253847 2025-06-24T04:04:42.976087 application/epub+zip 455263 2025-06-24T04:04:53.908951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434742 2025-06-24T04:04:48.947987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368683 2022-09-27T04:32:22.286429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463435 2025-06-24T04:04:39.995079 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 463588 2019-07-15T11:55:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18161 2025-06-24T04:04:54.048948 application/rdf+xml 12689 2025-06-24T04:04:43.535020 image/jpeg 3031 2025-06-24T04:04:43.259048 image/jpeg 177673 2019-07-15T11:55:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 181437 2019-07-15T11:55:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 261413 2025-06-24T04:04:41.029039 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