Project Gutenberg 2020-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 176 Sackville-West, V. (Victoria) 1892 1962 Nicolson, Victoria Mary Sackville-West Sackville-West, Vita Sackville-West, Victoria Mary, Hon. Sackville-West, V. (Victoria Mary) Challenge Produced by Tim Lindell, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Challenge" by V. Sackville-West is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds primarily around the upper-class society in the fictional town of Herakleion and introduces a range of characters, particularly focusing on Julian Davenant, a young man navigating his heritage and the complex political undertones related to the nearby Islands. The story engages with themes of wealth, power, romance, and the personal struggles within societal expectations. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to a summer soirée where guests from various backgrounds mingle, highlighting the opulence and intrigue of the setting. Among the attendees, Julian Davenant is portrayed as a boy caught between his English upbringing and the heritage linked to his family’s influence over the Islands. The narrative intricately weaves conversations around the social structures around him, exploring his interactions with characters like the singer Madame Kato, who profoundly influences Julian's perception of identity and belonging. As the plot unfolds, it becomes apparent that the seemingly idle social gatherings are steeped in political significance, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of personal and collective histories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Adultery -- Fiction Interpersonal relations -- Fiction Romance fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 564384 2025-07-24T12:54:56.581889 text/html 551000 2024-10-17T17:45:23 text/html 288237 2025-07-24T12:55:03.521805 application/epub+zip 295011 2025-07-24T12:54:57.605850 application/epub+zip 283751 2025-07-24T12:54:57.040869 application/epub+zip 453882 2025-07-24T12:55:08.201789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406878 2025-07-24T12:55:02.994884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396022 2022-09-27T23:32:02.880541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524234 2025-07-24T12:54:55.679867 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 504427 2024-10-17T17:45:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16976 2025-07-24T12:55:08.343775 application/rdf+xml 7235 2025-07-24T12:54:57.122840 image/jpeg 1491 2025-07-24T12:54:57.082838 image/jpeg 279042 2025-07-24T12:54:56.631837 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