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 Project Gutenberg 2020-04-26 Public domain in the USA. 123 Yates, Edmund 1831 1894 Yates, Edmund Hodgson Yates, E. (Edmund) The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 3) Produced by Charles Bowen from page images provided by the US Web Archive (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) "The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 3)" by Edmund Yates is a fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Redmond Dillon and Charles Vanderlip, who embark on an evening visit to the lavish home of Alston Griswold in New York City. The narrative introduces a complex interplay of personal relationships and societal expectations, focusing on the emotional struggles of the characters, particularly Helen Griswold, who is embroiled in a web of love, devotion, and unease regarding her husband’s upcoming trip to Europe. At the start of the novel, the atmosphere is lively as Redmond Dillon and his friend Vanderlip prepare to visit the Griswolds’ extravagant gathering. They engage in light banter about the hosts, revealing layers of their personalities and their connections to the Griswolds. As the night unfolds, we learn more about Helen's complex feelings towards her husband, Alston, who is set to leave for Europe. Helen expresses profound worry about his departure and a sense of foreboding that hangs over their serenity. The opening chapters establish a tension rooted in societal obligations and marital dynamics, hinting at deeper conflicts and emotional turmoil involving Helen, her husband, and Trenton Warren—Alston's enigmatic friend, whose gaze on Helen suggests unspoken tensions that are likely to unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 289949 2025-07-24T13:03:36.340977 text/html 261532 2024-10-17T17:46:47 text/html 195950 2025-07-24T13:03:43.372881 application/epub+zip 198868 2025-07-24T13:03:39.576911 application/epub+zip 179087 2025-07-24T13:03:38.343897 application/epub+zip 408098 2025-07-24T13:03:46.221903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393082 2025-07-24T13:03:42.625942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320322 2022-09-27T23:49:24.822646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272786 2025-07-24T13:03:35.798062 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 252874 2024-10-17T17:46:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16323 2025-07-24T13:03:46.376872 application/rdf+xml 19599 2025-07-24T13:03:38.841904 image/jpeg 4225 2025-07-24T13:03:38.592026 image/jpeg 192740 2025-07-24T13:03:36.364956 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia