Project Gutenberg 2020-08-02 Public domain in the USA. 199 Mitchell, Donald Grant 1822 1908 Mitchell, Donald G. (Donald Grant) Marvel, Ik Ashe, E. M. (Edmund Marion) 1867 1941 Ashe, Edmund M. (Edmund Marion) Reveries of a Bachelor; or, A Book of the Heart Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reveries_of_a_Bachelor E-text prepared by Tim Lindell, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Reveries of a Bachelor; or, A Book of the Heart" by Donald Grant Mitchell is a collection of reflective essays written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the thoughts and feelings of a bachelor contemplating life, love, and marriage, capturing the introspective and often whimsical nature of bachelorhood. Through its various reveries, it delves into the contrasts between solitude, companionship, and the bittersweet reality of desire, particularly through the lens of the unnamed bachelor reflecting on his experiences and musings. The opening of the book introduces us to the bachelor at his quaint farmhouse, where he finds solace by a roaring fire. Through rich and expressive language, he leads us into a deep reverie sparked by the comforting glow of the flames, which prompts him to contemplate marriage and its implications. He grapples with doubt and fear regarding the commitment of marriage, exploring the potential joys and sorrows that accompany such a life-altering decision. Moving through a series of thoughts, he wrestles with the balance of independence versus the desire for love, drawing readers into his intimate and often humorous introspections. As his thoughts shift from uncertainty to cheerfulness, and finally to the shadows of desolation, the bachelor reveals the complexities and paradoxes of the human experience, setting the tone for the rest of this reflective journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American essays -- 19th century PS Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature 424703 2025-06-25T04:59:11.514388 text/html 400459 2024-10-18T04:56:59 text/html 5108122 2025-06-25T04:59:19.068868 application/epub+zip 5107732 2025-06-25T04:59:13.319379 application/epub+zip 257747 2025-06-25T04:59:12.470380 application/epub+zip 5210173 2025-06-25T04:59:23.631876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5163504 2025-06-25T04:59:18.258876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321284 2022-09-28T10:21:06.802020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375074 2025-06-25T04:59:10.559418 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 355023 2024-10-18T04:56:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17423 2025-06-25T04:59:23.780828 application/rdf+xml 16989 2025-06-25T04:59:12.570389 image/jpeg 2620 2025-06-25T04:59:12.521391 image/jpeg 5427046 2025-06-25T04:59:11.745394 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