Project Gutenberg 2022-07-09 Public domain in the USA. 105 Cannan, Gilbert 1884 1955 20017654 Windmills: A book of fables $aUnited States :$bB. W. Huebsch,$c1920. Tim Lindell, 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/American Libraries.) "Windmills: A Book of Fables" by Gilbert Cannan is a collection of satirical fiction written in the early 20th century. This work unfolds through a series of fables, examining themes of war, society, and love, likely influenced by the historical context of World War I. The narrative begins with the story of George Samways, a man living on an isolated island who, after a series of encounters with visitors—a bishop and a woman named Arabella—finds himself embroiled in a grander tale of love and war that transcends his solitary existence. The opening of the book introduces George Samways, who experiences unease about the state of his island and ventures to observe a higher peak, discovering a desolate, churning sea surrounding his territory. As he grapples with existential realizations, he meets a Bishop who provides him with biblical teachings alongside Arabella, a woman of enchanting beauty. The interplay between these characters sets the stage for an exploration of complex human relationships against the backdrop of impending societal changes and upheaval. Through George's perspective, the reader is invited to reflect on deep philosophical questions regarding love, identity, and the futility of war, setting a tone that balances levity with poignant commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/windmillsbookoff00canniala/page/n7/mode/2up 20200708022558cannan 1920 US Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Satire PR Text Category: Short Stories 285335 2025-07-27T07:27:57.892346 text/html 261633 2024-10-18T23:18:11 text/html 668436 2025-07-27T07:28:04.337332 application/epub+zip 668130 2025-07-27T07:27:59.427367 application/epub+zip 257234 2025-07-27T07:27:58.559355 application/epub+zip 1477109 2025-07-27T07:28:07.730332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 870925 2025-07-27T07:28:03.579338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 723153 2022-09-30T20:13:03.498330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247635 2025-07-27T07:27:57.332365 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 227643 2024-10-18T23:18:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16325 2025-07-27T07:28:07.882270 application/rdf+xml 13400 2025-07-27T07:27:58.833332 image/jpeg 1804 2025-07-27T07:27:58.703319 image/jpeg 881867 2025-07-27T07:27:57.932341 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