Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 186 Herrick, Robert 1868 1938 Herrick, Robert Welch The Web of Life Produced by Susan Skinner, Eric Eldred and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Web of Life" by Robert Herrick is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story begins in a hospital setting where a young surgeon, Dr. Sommers, is faced with the urgent case of a man suffering from gunshot wounds. The narrative introduces the complexities of human relationships, particularly focusing on the man's wife, Mrs. Preston, who is emotionally entangled with her husband despite the turmoil he has caused in her life. The opening of the book reveals a tense atmosphere in the hospital as Dr. Sommers prepares to operate on the gravely injured patient. The scene is captured through the interactions of the hospital staff, highlighting the tensions and emotions surrounding the case. Mrs. Preston presents a poignant figure, torn between her duty as a wife and her desire to escape the pain inflicted by her husband's reckless lifestyle. As the surgeon grapples with the critical situation, the story begins to unfold themes of love, sacrifice, and the harsh realities of life, setting the stage for an exploration of the interconnected lives of its characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction Surgeons -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 574025 2025-06-04T03:37:24.885789 text/html 573846 2025-01-11T01:07:01.103979 text/html 280174 2025-06-04T03:37:33.737757 application/epub+zip 288356 2025-06-04T03:37:27.001727 application/epub+zip 288356 2025-06-04T03:37:25.690736 application/epub+zip 507868 2025-06-04T03:37:39.138671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462761 2025-06-04T03:37:32.912717 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438676 2022-09-04T07:35:37.494376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521056 2025-06-04T03:37:24.374833 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 520889 2012-08-19T19:29:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201901 2012-08-19T19:34:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17855 2025-06-04T03:37:39.277656 application/rdf+xml 11749 2025-06-04T03:37:26.275731 image/jpeg 3122 2025-06-04T03:37:25.973755 image/jpeg 274197 2025-06-04T03:37:24.935785 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