Project Gutenberg 2024-03-05 Public domain in the USA. 371 Rives, Hallie Erminie 1876 1956 Wheeler, Post, Mrs. Christy, Howard Chandler 1873 1952 04031678 The castaway : $b Three great men ruined in one year—a king, a cad and a castaway $aIndianapolis :$bBobbs-Merrill Company, $c1904. 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 University of California libraries) "The Castaway: Three Great Men Ruined in One Year—a King, a Cad and a Castaway" by Hallie Erminie Rives is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story likely revolves around themes of loss, redemption, and the exploration of turbulent lives, focusing particularly on the character George Gordon, a peer who is grappling with the consequences of his past and the complexities of his identity amidst a backdrop of personal struggles and societal expectations. The opening of the novel introduces George Gordon as he wakes on a Greek beach, reflecting on the contrasts between his adventurous life and the societal roles he has distanced himself from in England. Here, he is portrayed as a poet caught between passion and disillusionment, as he contemplates his love for Greece and its struggles under Turkish rule. As Gordon engages in poetry, he is suddenly jolted into action by the realization that a woman is in danger, leading to a dramatic moment that sets the stage for the exploration of his character and the larger narrative of the novel. The interaction between Gordon and his companion, John Hobhouse, reveals insights into Gordon's past, his intellectual pursuits, and the reputation he carries with him, hinting at a deeper journey of self-discovery and conflict ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/castaway00riveiala/mode/2up 20210525191643rives 1904 US Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 741139 2025-07-29T04:58:31.345404 text/html 714517 2024-03-05T13:04:26 text/html 1304316 2025-07-29T04:58:45.128340 application/epub+zip 1300622 2025-07-29T04:58:33.866356 application/epub+zip 565012 2025-07-29T04:58:32.490422 application/epub+zip 2109906 2025-07-29T04:58:52.602272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1784259 2025-07-29T04:58:43.758315 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 660530 2025-07-29T04:58:29.238393 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 640533 2024-03-05T13:04:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16414 2025-07-29T04:58:52.804272 application/rdf+xml 19586 2025-07-29T04:58:32.735385 image/jpeg 3358 2025-07-29T04:58:32.612376 image/jpeg 1757582 2025-07-29T04:58:31.431404 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