Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 75 Bates, Arlo 1850 1918 The Philistines Produced by Eric Eldred, Charlie Kirschner, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Philistines" by Arlo Bates is a novel written during the late 19th century. The book explores the tensions between artistic integrity and commercial success through the character of Arthur Fenton, an artist who negotiates the complex social landscape of Boston's elite art patrons. As he navigates his relationship with his well-connected wife, Edith Caldwell, the story delves into themes of ambition, societal expectations, and the realities of artistic life amidst the superficiality of the society they live in. The opening of the novel introduces Arthur Fenton, an outspoken member of an artistic group known as the Pagans, who marries Edith Caldwell with the intent to leverage her connections for his own gain within the art world. He is characterized as a pragmatic artist willing to compromise his ideals for success, finding recognition as a fashionable portrait painter. The chapter also sets the stage for a larger dialogue on the nature of honesty and the moral compromises individuals make for societal acceptance. In this initial portion, the reader encounters Fenton's complex inner life, his social maneuvering, and the delicate dynamics within his marriage, suggesting an intricate exploration of personal and professional conflict that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 633596 2025-07-04T06:21:14.265558 text/html 633417 2025-01-11T21:28:49.357968 text/html 297843 2025-07-04T06:21:22.078527 application/epub+zip 307897 2025-07-04T06:21:16.090537 application/epub+zip 307897 2025-07-04T06:21:14.968556 application/epub+zip 542156 2025-07-04T06:21:26.887489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 499080 2025-07-04T06:21:21.351520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476846 2022-09-04T11:04:59.410485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579805 2025-07-04T06:21:13.816563 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 579631 2012-10-19T22:15:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17161 2025-07-04T06:21:27.108498 application/rdf+xml 11807 2025-07-04T06:21:15.451557 image/jpeg 3118 2025-07-04T06:21:15.208594 image/jpeg 219547 2012-10-19T22:16:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 293480 2025-07-04T06:21:14.313574 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