Project Gutenberg 2025-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 281 Belloc, Hilaire 1870 1953 Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc, H. Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) 1874 1936 Chesterton, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Gilbert K. (Gilbert Keith) 25022114 Mr. Petre : $b a novel $aNew York :$bRobert M. McBride & Company, $c1925. Carol Brown, Emmanuel Ackerman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Mr. Petre" by Hilaire Belloc is a novel associated with early 20th century literature, published in the 1920s. The story follows the central character, Mr. Petre, who is depicted as a rather stout middle-aged man returning to England after a two-year absence in America. Upon his arrival, he experiences a peculiar sense of detachment and loss of memory, leading him to grapple with his identity and past as he tries to piece together the fragments of his life. The opening of the novel establishes a sense of mystery and disorientation. Mr. Petre steps off a ship into the English countryside, filled with anticipation for his return but simultaneously burdened by blank spots in his memory. As he travels to London, he becomes increasingly aware that he cannot recall essential details about his life. This growing sense of confusion culminates when he learns his name is tied to important wealth and social status, which places him at the center of intrigue among various characters in London's elite circles. The narrative builds on this tension as Mr. Petre finds himself unwittingly involved in an unfolding drama related to his financial dealings, raising questions about his past and identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.323015 20210421204829belloc 1925 US Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Satire Humorous stories Capitalists and financiers -- Fiction Mistaken identity -- Fiction Millionaires -- Fiction Mystery fiction Amnesia -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 424616 2025-07-29T14:49:35.983648 text/html 397483 2025-01-03T15:33:51 text/html 4888642 2025-07-29T14:49:43.032638 application/epub+zip 4887683 2025-07-29T14:49:37.543659 application/epub+zip 275631 2025-07-29T14:49:36.632665 application/epub+zip 4954833 2025-07-29T14:49:47.027666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4927477 2025-07-29T14:49:42.281666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393022 2025-07-29T14:49:34.890678 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 373120 2025-01-03T15:33:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18241 2025-07-29T14:49:47.205589 application/rdf+xml 13319 2025-07-29T14:49:36.844643 image/jpeg 2739 2025-07-29T14:49:36.737668 image/jpeg 5084487 2025-07-29T14:49:36.101641 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