Dreamy Hollow : a Long Island romance by Sumner Charles Britton
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"Dreamy Hollow: A Long Island Romance" by Sumner Charles Britton is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Drury Villard, a successful businessman who retires to his grand estate, Dreamy Hollow, after the death of his beloved, Winifred. The narrative explores themes of love, loss, and the haunting presence of the past as Villard navigates his new life and encounters friends and adversaries. At the start of
the novel, Villard has just left his high-powered executive life behind, having built a mansion that he hopes will provide solace and a connection to his deceased love. The opening chapters depict his emotional struggles, mysterious experiences connected to Winifred, and his interactions with William Parkins, his former vice-president, who harbors ulterior motives. As Villard seeks to create a peaceful existence, dark shadows from both his past and Parkins’ ambitions threaten to disrupt his newfound tranquility. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Britton, Sumner Charles, 1866-1927 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 21015335 |
| Title | Dreamy Hollow : a Long Island romance |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Robert Cicconetti, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (archive.org/details/americana) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Long Island (N.Y.) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 47010 |
| Release Date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 429 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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