A Charmed Life by Richard Harding Davis
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About this eBook
| Author | Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916 |
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| Title | A Charmed Life |
| Note | Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits | Produced by Don Lainson; David Widger |
| Summary | "A Charmed Life" by Richard Harding Davis is a romantic narrative set in the late 19th century, during the backdrop of the Spanish-American War. The story centers on a young newspaper correspondent named Chesterton and his passionate relationship with a woman named Miss Armitage, exploring themes of love, duty, and the intertwining of personal and national conflicts. The narrative follows Chesterton as he grapples with the conflicting feelings of love and duty when he is called to cover the war. Miss Armitage expresses her fear for his safety, insisting that his life now belongs to her, and she believes her love can protect him from harm. As the war unfolds, Chesterton enjoys an unusual string of good luck, encountering danger yet emerging unscathed, which he attributes to the charm of Miss Armitage's love. Ultimately, despite the chaos of war and the anxieties it brings, he rushes home out of homesickness, realizing that peace has been declared while he was unaware, reinforcing the notion that love can transcend fear and conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1821 |
| Release Date | May 12, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 90 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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