Project Gutenberg 2020-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 121 Dane, Clemence 1888 1965 Ashton, Winifred 20000817 Legend E-text prepared by ellinora, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Legend" by Clemence Dane is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins in a literary context, focusing on the life and legacy of the fictional author Madala Grey, as well as her biographer Anita Serle. Through the voice of a character named Jenny, the narrative explores themes of fame, artistic integrity, and the complex relationships between women in the literary world. The opening of the novel introduces us to the aftermath of Madala Grey's death, as Anita Serle's biography about her life is released and begins to stir reactions within literary circles. Jenny reflects on her brief time spent with Anita and the influential yet tumultuous atmosphere surrounding literary figures, including feelings of admiration and resentment. The scene sets a tone of melancholy and intrigue, capturing Jenny's impressions of the vibrant yet troubled lives of writers, especially as they confront both personal and public narratives in the wake of a beloved author's passing. The reader is drawn into a world of literary critique, friendship, and the heavy burden of memory and legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Psychological fiction Friendship -- Fiction Women novelists -- Fiction Death -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 333429 2025-06-25T08:26:31.210825 text/html 332928 2020-11-15T17:12:25 text/html 787814 2025-06-25T08:26:37.003767 application/epub+zip 552446 2025-06-25T08:26:32.711783 application/epub+zip 218159 2025-06-25T08:26:31.865819 application/epub+zip 786256 2025-06-25T08:26:40.162773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 773412 2025-06-25T08:26:36.260802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 585224 2022-09-28T18:31:20.005998 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292630 2025-06-25T08:26:30.392819 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 292635 2020-11-15T17:05:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16877 2025-06-25T08:26:40.291743 application/rdf+xml 7963 2025-06-25T08:26:32.039771 image/jpeg 1619 2025-06-25T08:26:31.952771 image/jpeg 108771 2020-11-15T17:05:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 744239 2020-11-15T17:15:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 787971 2025-06-25T08:26:31.263819 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