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 2021-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 168 Croker, B. M. (Bithia Mary) 1848 1920 Croker, Bithia Mary Croker, Mrs. John Quicksands Larkspur, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Quicksands" by B. M. Croker is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Eva Lingard, a young woman who feels trapped in a monotonous existence, living with her uncle and his overbearing new wife after being sent away from her prior life. The narrative begins as she reflects on her brother Ronald's visit and her desire for a more vibrant life, hinting at romantic entanglements and personal growth. The opening of the book introduces readers to Eva and her brother Ronald as they sit on a bridge, discussing their lives. They reveal their contrasting desires, with Ronald looking forward to returning to India and Eva expressing her dissatisfaction with her current life at Beke, under the watchful eye of her controlling Aunt Mina. As she reminisces about prior encounters and her unhappy experiences in the family, it becomes clear that Eva yearns for adventure and love, while grappling with her family dynamics and the constraints of her social standing. The story sets up a strong sense of longing for change, hinting at the transformative journey ahead for Eva. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Orphans -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Love stories Siblings -- Fiction India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Fiction British -- India -- Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 554341 2025-07-26T04:23:20.998289 text/html 536968 2025-06-20T07:29:03 text/html 509733 2025-07-26T04:23:29.168214 application/epub+zip 506968 2025-07-26T04:23:22.268257 application/epub+zip 332826 2025-07-26T04:23:21.619207 application/epub+zip 640318 2025-07-26T04:23:34.217142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 597936 2025-07-26T04:23:28.525212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423255 2022-09-29T10:46:02.057015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505112 2025-07-26T04:23:19.839238 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 485266 2025-06-20T07:29:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17738 2025-07-26T04:23:34.360143 application/rdf+xml 18443 2025-07-26T04:23:21.733206 image/jpeg 2576 2025-07-26T04:23:21.676216 image/jpeg 658152 2025-07-26T04:23:21.049264 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia