Project Gutenberg 2020-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 191 Chester, George Randolph 1869 1924 Chester, Lillian 1887 1961 Bracker, M. Leone 1885 1937 Foster, Will 1882 1953 Foster, William Frederick Foster, Bill Gibbs, George 1870 1942 Gibbs, George Fort The Ball of Fire Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Ball of Fire" by George Randolph Chester and Lillian Chester is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Gail Sargent, a vibrant young woman navigating her life among an intriguing cast of characters, including ambitious men and a young rector. The book delves into themes of wealth, ambition, and the complexities of personal relationships against a backdrop of societal expectations. The opening of the novel introduces a vestry meeting at the Market Square Church, where the dynamics of power, business, and sentiment clash. Gail Sargent makes her entrance, immediately captivating the men present, including the ambitious Edward E. Allison, who presents a substantial financial proposal for a church property. The scene is set with an engaging interplay among the characters, introducing their differing motivations and personalities. As the meeting unfolds, we see hints of romance bloom between Gail and Allison, while the rector, Smith Boyd, struggles with his feelings toward Gail and the implications of her interactions in a world dominated by wealth and business dealings. This establishes an alluring foundation for a story driven by character interactions and the conflicts between ambition and morality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Clergy -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Businessmen -- Fiction Churches -- Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 693215 2025-07-25T04:29:01.077122 text/html 672453 2024-10-18T04:26:46 text/html 1341569 2025-07-25T04:29:11.081062 application/epub+zip 1337451 2025-07-25T04:29:02.756078 application/epub+zip 364539 2025-07-25T04:29:01.953114 application/epub+zip 1476440 2025-07-25T04:29:17.062033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1434206 2025-07-25T04:29:10.199064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461926 2022-09-28T08:43:58.975548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616889 2025-07-25T04:28:59.685132 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 596990 2024-10-18T04:26:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20049 2025-07-25T04:29:17.267034 application/rdf+xml 13159 2025-07-25T04:29:02.064099 image/jpeg 2122 2025-07-25T04:29:02.009081 image/jpeg 1261223 2025-07-25T04:29:01.167112 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia