Project Gutenberg 2021-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 171 Lynde, Francis 1856 1930 Becher, Arthur E. 1877 1960 Becher, A. E. (Arthur E.) 19013537 David Vallory $aUnited States :$bCharles Scribner's Sons,$c1919. D A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "David Vallory" by Francis Lynde is a novel written in the early 20th century. It revolves around the character David Vallory, a young engineer returning to his hometown of Middleboro after working on a government harbor project. The story explores David’s complex relationships with his family, particularly with his father, who faces financial ruin, and his interactions with his romantic interests, which add layers of personal and moral dilemmas to the plot. The beginning of the book introduces David's return home after a long absence, where he begins to notice a sense of disappointment about his hometown, now tinged with melancholy. Upon arriving, he discovers his father is in trouble due to the bank's precarious financial situation, leading to a series of family and ethical quandaries. David’s strong idealism clashes with the harsh realities of adult life, as he grapples with the implications of his father’s actions and the weight of their family reputation. As the narrative unfolds, themes of responsibility, the challenge of ideals versus pragmatism, and the complexities of love begin to emerge, setting the stage for David’s journey toward maturity and self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/davidvallory00lyndgoog/mode/2up 20200828162942lynde 1919 US Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Civil engineers -- Fiction Love stories West (U.S.) -- Fiction Ethics -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 542404 2025-07-26T10:41:31.294487 text/html 551217 2024-10-18T17:05:56 text/html 367584 2025-07-26T10:41:39.469425 application/epub+zip 364372 2025-07-26T10:41:32.677506 application/epub+zip 314421 2025-07-26T10:41:31.957481 application/epub+zip 483583 2025-07-26T10:41:44.413443 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440079 2025-07-26T10:41:38.662468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390211 2022-09-30T03:56:28.310599 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493220 2025-07-26T10:41:29.996486 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 473255 2024-10-18T17:05:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18007 2025-07-26T10:41:44.571407 application/rdf+xml 7302 2025-07-26T10:41:32.123459 image/jpeg 1558 2025-07-26T10:41:32.041468 image/jpeg 355356 2025-07-26T10:41:31.375487 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