Project Gutenberg 2005-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 85 Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe 1850 1943 Richards, Laura E. Geoffrey Strong Produced by Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "Geoffrey Strong" by Laura E. Howe Richards is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around young Doctor Geoffrey Strong, who arrives in the quaint village of Elmerton, eager to establish himself as a physician alongside the esteemed Blyth sisters—Miss Phoebe and Miss Vesta. The narrative hints at themes of love, healing, and community interwoven with the lives of the sisters, particularly focusing on Vesta, a woman still touched by years of grief from a lost love. The opening of the novel introduces us to Doctor Strong as he drives into the village, struck by the beauty of the Blyth sisters' residence, the Temple of Vesta. His interaction with the older doctor sets the tone by revealing the characters of the enigmatic sisters, particularly Vesta, who keeps a light burning in memory of her fiancé drowned years prior. As the young physician acclimatizes to small-town life, we see his determination to connect with both Miss Phoebe and Vesta, while also battling societal expectations and his own emotions. The enchanting descriptions of the setting and character dynamics suggest a thoughtful exploration of relationships, loss, and the human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Physicians -- Fiction Sisters -- Fiction New England -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Sick -- Fiction Nieces -- Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 218020 2025-07-04T07:18:24.306403 text/html 217841 2025-01-11T22:33:02.245533 text/html 151588 2025-07-04T07:18:29.933371 application/epub+zip 153826 2025-07-04T07:18:26.648406 application/epub+zip 141964 2025-07-04T07:18:25.622395 application/epub+zip 275439 2025-07-04T07:18:32.494374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255458 2025-07-04T07:18:29.325344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230016 2022-09-04T12:17:27.312313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191775 2025-07-04T07:18:24.023408 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 191602 2012-08-30T15:40:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18942 2025-07-04T07:18:32.614366 application/rdf+xml 11140 2025-07-04T07:18:26.110367 image/jpeg 2908 2025-07-04T07:18:25.868372 image/jpeg 74349 2012-08-30T15:42:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 148637 2025-07-04T07:18:24.323382 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