Project Gutenberg 2020-06-09 Public domain in the USA. 93 Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) 1854 1909 Crawford, Francis Marion 06031065 Love in Idleness: A Bar Harbour Tale Produced by Al Haines "Love in Idleness: A Bar Harbour Tale" by F. Marion Crawford is a novel written in the late 19th century. It captures the social dynamics and romantic entanglements of a group of characters during their summer in Bar Harbour, focusing on the relationship between Louis Lawrence, a young artist, and Fanny Trehearne, a spirited and independent woman. The book explores themes of love, societal expectations, and personal ambitions against a backdrop of familial and romantic complexities. At the start of the story, Louis Lawrence is introduced as he prepares to spend time with the three Miss Miners and Fanny Trehearne while they care for Miss Trehearne’s mother away in Karlsbad. Through their conversations on the steamer, we learn about Lawrence's artistic aspirations and his complex admiration for Fanny, highlighting her charm despite her unconventional looks. Their interactions are characterized by playful banter, and a burgeoning tension that hints at deeper feelings, soon complicated by the arrival of other characters, including the seemingly perfect Mr. Brinsley, who poses a rival threat to Lawrence. The opening sets up an enticing love story interwoven with humor and introspection, inviting readers into a world of romance and social intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Love stories Bar Harbor (Me.) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 211463 2025-07-24T14:53:21.335603 text/html 191043 2024-10-18T03:51:54 text/html 166492 2025-07-24T14:53:24.617567 application/epub+zip 169143 2025-07-24T14:53:21.842568 application/epub+zip 131347 2025-07-24T14:53:21.575608 application/epub+zip 239326 2025-07-24T14:53:26.851537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228748 2025-07-24T14:53:24.363567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191036 2022-09-28T05:32:38.117193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193824 2025-07-24T14:53:20.920569 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 174112 2024-10-18T03:51:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16663 2025-07-24T14:53:27.023550 application/rdf+xml 17744 2025-07-24T14:53:21.653556 image/jpeg 2125 2025-07-24T14:53:21.612568 image/jpeg 160436 2025-07-24T14:53:21.357554 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