Love in chief : A novel by R. K. Weekes
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"Love in Chief" by R. K. Weekes is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds around several characters in a small community, particularly focusing on Dr. Maude, a young woman named Mrs. Searle, and a mysterious man known as John Smith, suggesting themes of love, compassion, and the struggles of the lower class against societal indifference. The opening of the novel introduces the waiting area of Dr.
Maude's surgery on a rainy December day, filled with patients experiencing various ailments and their own personal struggles. John Smith, a man with a questionable status and health issues, arrives and engages in conversation with Mrs. Searle, who shares her hardships as a tenant of the cruel landlord, Mr. Fane. This sets up the narrative for addressing social injustice, as John takes an interest in her plight and appears to have his own motives for wanting to confront the landlord. As the chapter progresses, John’s complex character begins to emerge, revealing an artist’s sensibility overshadowed by his health challenges, and the human connections he forges with others in the waiting room hint at the broader themes that will be explored throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Weekes, R. K. (Rose Kirkpatrick), 1874-1956 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 04024496 |
| Title | Love in chief : A novel |
| Original Publication | New York: Harper & Brothers, 1904. |
| Credits | Gísli Valgeirsson, Chris Miceli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Young women -- Fiction |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Mate selection -- Fiction |
| Subject | England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 73491 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-73491-0 |
| Release Date | Apr 29, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 904 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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