Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 185 Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) 1835 1915 Braddon, Mary Elizabeth White, Babington Breddon, Miss Maxwell, Mary Elizabeth Braddon Braddon, Mary E. Birds of Prey Produced by J. Ingram, G. Smith, T. Riikonen, and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Birds of Prey" by M. E. Braddon is a novel likely written in the late 19th century, characterized by its exploration of human relationships, moral dilemmas, and social commentary. The narrative revolves around Philip Sheldon, a surgeon-dentist recently relocated from his small provincial town to London's Fitzgeorge Street, where he grapples with a failing practice and the weight of his past romantic disappointments. The themes of respectability, class, ambition, and underlying tension in human connections are poised against a backdrop of societal expectations, setting the stage for complex character interactions. At the start of the novel, the narrative introduces the meticulously maintained house of Mr. Sheldon, drawing a contrast between his outward respectability and the inner turmoil of his life. We learn about his previous flirtation with Georgina Cradock, who is now married to his acquaintance Tom Halliday. As Sheldon observes their life upon their visit to London, his suppressed emotions resurface, leading to a blend of nostalgia and discontent. The opening chapters unfold with an examination of Mr. Halliday's mysterious illness, and through dialogues with his brother George and housekeeper Nancy, a sense of impending conflict and intrigue begins to shadow the seemingly mundane existence of the characters, drawing the reader deeper into their world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1017982 2025-07-04T08:33:20.029116 text/html 1017803 2025-01-11T23:56:15.530327 text/html 450255 2025-07-04T08:33:30.251016 application/epub+zip 466901 2025-07-04T08:33:22.054128 application/epub+zip 466901 2025-07-04T08:33:20.868077 application/epub+zip 762301 2025-07-04T08:33:37.144000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 702771 2025-07-04T08:33:29.456034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 675598 2022-09-05T03:54:41.386176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 952836 2025-07-04T08:33:19.350107 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 952573 2021-01-02T06:01:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 952645 2021-01-02T06:01:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19431 2025-07-04T08:33:37.326973 application/rdf+xml 9533 2025-07-04T08:33:21.354099 image/jpeg 2750 2025-07-04T08:33:21.110056 image/jpeg 365280 2021-01-02T06:01:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 364991 2021-01-02T06:01:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 442677 2025-07-04T08:33:20.105108 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