Project Gutenberg 2022-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 200 Thomas, Henry Wilton 1867 06042369 The sword of wealth $aUnited States :$bG. P. Putnams's Sons,$c1906. D A Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works put online by Harvard University Library's Open Collections Program.) "The Sword of Wealth" by Henry Wilton Thomas is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story appears to be set in Italy and revolves around themes of love, duty, and social status, primarily focusing on the protagonist, Hera, who finds herself entangled in a complex relationship with two notable men—Mario Forza and Antonio Tarsis. The tension between personal desire and societal expectations sets the stage for a dramatic exploration of class, economic power, and the choices between love and obligation. At the start of the novel, Hera is just a week away from her wedding to Antonio Tarsis when an unexpected event occurs: she finds herself in a precarious situation on a bridge with a stranger, Mario Forza, who heroically rescues her. This encounter sparks a connection that causes Hera to reevaluate her impending marriage, which she has agreed to out of a sense of obligation towards her family's financial struggles. As the opening progresses, we see the dynamics of Hera’s relationships unfold, contrasting the cold calculations of Tarsis with the passionate ideals represented by Mario, highlighting the internal conflict Hera faces as she navigates her duty to her family against her growing feelings for the man who rescued her. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hn1haa&view=1up&seq=15&skin=2021 20210716151620thomas 1906 us Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Rich people -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Italy -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 417074 2025-09-27T07:05:32.279564 text/html 396986 2024-10-18T23:11:44 text/html 457012 2025-09-27T07:05:39.493442 application/epub+zip 454195 2025-09-27T07:05:33.826457 application/epub+zip 344022 2025-09-27T07:05:32.990433 application/epub+zip 1075561 2025-09-27T07:05:43.620364 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1041052 2025-09-27T07:05:38.631433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 996850 2022-09-30T19:57:05.385357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372617 2025-09-27T07:05:31.636427 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 352642 2024-10-18T23:11:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16540 2025-09-27T07:05:43.758359 application/rdf+xml 19048 2025-09-27T07:05:33.217432 image/jpeg 2857 2025-09-27T07:05:33.103446 image/jpeg 1192587 2025-09-27T07:05:32.326502 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