Project Gutenberg 2024-07-27 Public domain in the USA. 146 Wilson, John Fleming 1877 1922 Miller, Mary Ashe The closed door $aNew York :$bAinslee's Magazine Co., $c1922. Wilson and Miller are both listed as co-authors in the table of contents of the magazine. Roger Frank and Sue Clark "The Closed Door" by John Fleming Wilson is a short story published in the early 20th century. This narrative explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the complexities of human relationships, set against the backdrop of a maritime disaster. Through its intricate character dynamics, the story delves into the emotional turmoil surrounding unrequited love and fidelity, ultimately leading to a tragic end. The plot centers around Captain Harry Owen, who is torn between his loyalty to his wife, Sheila, and his enduring love for Kitty Melrose, a woman he once desired but who rejected him. During a perilous voyage aboard the "Shearwater", Owen finds himself in a life-threatening situation as he attempts to save the passengers of a sinking ship, "Western Pacific". His actions, fueled by an overwhelming sense of duty and love, lead him to put the lives of others before his own, resulting in the ship's destruction. In a poignant conclusion, Owen closes the door to his cabin, symbolizing both his final escape from the chaos of his life and the unresolved feelings that linger between him, Sheila, and Kitty. The story is a profound meditation on the choices we make, the love we hold, and the doors we close, often leaving lasting consequences behind. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/ainslees-v-50-n-02-1922-10 20240704191908wilson 1922 US Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Sea stories Ship captains -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Shipwrecks -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Novels 58899 2025-07-29T09:57:23.796101 text/html 34738 2024-08-10T04:19:26 text/html 299707 2025-07-29T09:57:26.406102 application/epub+zip 298486 2025-07-29T09:57:24.701096 application/epub+zip 130408 2025-07-29T09:57:24.175116 application/epub+zip 681990 2025-07-29T09:57:27.893135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 675598 2025-07-29T09:57:26.053117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51214 2025-07-29T09:57:23.636120 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31415 2024-08-10T04:19:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16909 2025-07-29T09:57:28.042082 application/rdf+xml 23589 2025-07-29T09:57:24.425105 image/jpeg 4062 2025-07-29T09:57:24.299097 image/jpeg 571108 2025-07-29T09:57:23.814100 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