Project Gutenberg 2019-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 314 Walpole, Hugh 1884 1941 Walpole, Sir Hugh The Green Mirror: A Quiet Story Produced by David Jones, Al Haines, Mary Meehan & the online Project Gutenberg team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "The Green Mirror: A Quiet Story" by Hugh Walpole is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book appears to delve into the lives of the Trenchard family, exploring themes of family dynamics, personal aspirations, and societal expectations through the eyes of the young Henry Trenchard and his sister Katherine. The world they inhabit is one marked by tradition and the sometimes stifling nature of familial love and loyalty. The opening of the novel introduces us to No. 5, Rundle Square, an old house enveloped in fog on a November afternoon in 1902. Young Henry is found reading alone in a dimly lit drawing-room, deeply engaged in a novel that evokes in him dreams of adventure beyond his mundane existence. As he contemplates his life and surroundings, his thoughts shift between a yearning for the excitement of the outside world and a profound love for his family, particularly for his sister, Katherine. The family is soon gathered for a ceremonial evening, celebrating the birthday of their grandfather. This routine event subtly foreshadows deeper themes of change and the impact of the outside world infiltrating the comfort of their traditional home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en London (England) -- Fiction England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Betrothal -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 824601 2025-07-24T06:02:09.663701 text/html 805329 2024-10-17T13:53:34 text/html 331148 2025-07-24T06:02:17.613653 application/epub+zip 345091 2025-07-24T06:02:10.619682 application/epub+zip 345090 2025-07-24T06:02:10.138734 application/epub+zip 558069 2025-07-24T06:02:23.364593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518888 2025-07-24T06:02:17.103662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518966 2022-09-27T08:52:31.289113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 791674 2025-07-24T06:02:08.225695 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 771871 2024-10-17T13:53:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16892 2025-07-24T06:02:23.517582 application/rdf+xml 9348 2025-07-24T06:02:10.227650 image/jpeg 1725 2025-07-24T06:02:10.183679 image/jpeg 319293 2025-07-24T06:02:09.731679 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