Project Gutenberg 2021-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 122 Croker, B. M. (Bithia Mary) 1848 1920 Croker, Bithia Mary Croker, Mrs. John A Nine Days' Wonder A 9 Days' Wonder E-text prepared by MWS, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "A Nine Days' Wonder" by B. M. Croker is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story begins with Colonel Ulick Doran, a soldier recently retired after thirty-four years in India, feeling disillusioned and restless as he adjusts to civilian life back in England. The narrative delves into his struggles with loneliness and the prospect of marriage, weaving together themes of nostalgia for his past in the East and the challenges of integrating into the social fabric of his homeland. The opening of the novel introduces Colonel Doran as he reflects on the monotony of his new life away from the excitement of the army and the bonds he shared with his regiment. Major Sutton, an old friend, suggests that marriage might be the remedy for Doran's malaise, leading to a whirlwind of matchmaking efforts. Doran's reluctant engagement unfolds against a backdrop of social expectations and the desire for companionship, as we see major themes of personal transformation and social connections play out, particularly through encounters with potential brides and Doran's contrasting feelings about his life choices. This sets the stage for a story filled with intrigue, relationships, and the pursuit of happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 542262 2025-06-26T05:52:31.486566 text/html 562048 2024-10-18T14:26:45 text/html 473834 2025-06-26T05:52:38.833528 application/epub+zip 479503 2025-06-26T05:52:32.707531 application/epub+zip 289337 2025-06-26T05:52:32.085562 application/epub+zip 648318 2025-06-26T05:52:43.606515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 601997 2025-06-26T05:52:38.182550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412495 2022-09-29T14:24:56.353902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495294 2025-06-26T05:52:30.114558 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 475408 2024-10-18T14:26:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16293 2025-06-26T05:52:43.733503 application/rdf+xml 12708 2025-06-26T05:52:32.203535 image/jpeg 2237 2025-06-26T05:52:32.145553 image/jpeg 429992 2025-06-26T05:52:31.534592 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