Project Gutenberg 2023-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 524 Wilder, Thornton 1897 1975 Wilder, Thornton Niven Drevenstedt, Amy 27023452 The bridge of San Luis Rey $aUnited States :$bA. & C. Boni,$c1927. Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bridge_of_San_Luis_Rey Perhaps an accident -- The Marquesa de Montemayor -- Esteban -- Uncle Pio -- Perhaps an intention. Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.) "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" by Thornton Wilder is a novel written in the late 1920s. The book explores themes of fate, purpose, and the interconnectedness of human lives following a devastating event. Central to the story is Brother Juniper, a Franciscan monk who witnesses the collapse of a bridge in Peru, which tragically claims the lives of five individuals. He becomes determined to delve into their lives to understand the reasons behind their tragic fates. At the start of the narrative, set on a Friday noon in July 1714, the esteemed bridge of San Luis Rey collapses, casting five travelers into the gulf below. This event profoundly affects the inhabitants of Lima, who grapple with their own mortality and the randomness of life. Among the onlookers, Brother Juniper resolves to investigate the lives of the victims—seeking to discover if their deaths were mere accidents or part of a divine plan. The opening portion vividly captures the aftermath of the disaster, highlighting the thoughts and reactions of those present, and sets the stage for a deep examination of the human condition as Juniper embarks on his inquiry into the meaning of life and death. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001776096 20230104020140wilder 1927 US Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Historical fiction Peru -- Fiction Accident victims -- Fiction Bridges -- Accidents -- Peru -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: American Literature 218370 2025-07-27T13:08:24.273097 text/html 192997 2024-10-19T03:31:57 text/html 1426890 2025-07-27T13:08:28.396093 application/epub+zip 1429451 2025-07-27T13:08:25.338130 application/epub+zip 219209 2025-07-27T13:08:24.761057 application/epub+zip 1403300 2025-07-27T13:08:30.933067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1388911 2025-07-27T13:08:27.961052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202924 2025-07-27T13:08:23.928078 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 183016 2024-10-19T03:31:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17223 2025-07-27T13:08:31.228036 application/rdf+xml 11239 2025-07-27T13:08:25.010055 image/jpeg 2436 2025-07-27T13:08:24.885067 image/jpeg 1323647 2025-07-27T13:08:24.326059 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