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The Silent War
The Silent War is a novel written by John Ames Mitchell and published in 1906. The story is set in New York City and focuses on the lives of two men, John Storm and David Thurlow, who are both in love with the same woman, Edith Cortlandt. John is a wealthy businessman and David is a struggling artist, and their different lifestyles and personalities create tension between them.As the story progresses, John and David become involved in a silent war for Edith's affection, with each man trying to outdo the other in their efforts to win her heart. Meanwhile, Edith struggles to choose between the two men and must come to terms with her own feelings.The Silent War explores themes of love, jealousy, and class differences, and provides a vivid portrayal of life in early 20th century New York City. The novel is known for its vivid descriptions of the city's architecture and culture, as well as its portrayal of the social and economic challenges faced by people of different classes.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
228 pages, Paperback
First published March 19, 2009
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December 16, 2018
In parts, the prose are quite good. In various parts there is speech-making, and these parts may not seem as literary.
The book was published in 1906 and deals with that gilded age of vast inequality. The story centers on a generous heir to a family fortune. In his college years he meets a penniless ex-con and his daughter. He gives them a large amount of money for those days.
20 years later, the vast inequality of wealth has made working people desparate for change and willing to do almost anything. A Group of Seven is trying to avoid a widespread revolutionary bloodbath, by confronting very rich individuals with the choice between giving $200,000 each to a fund to help the poor, or be assassinated if they refuse. When this generous heir says he won't be a part of such extortion, they must decide whether to follow through.
[Perhaps, it's realistic that while the heir is generous and kind in many ways, when he's older in the latter part of the book, he seems to have gotten involved in some greedy business dealings. People can be considerably kinder to those they know face-to-face than those for whom they are just an abstraction.]
A scanned version of the book is available free at archive.org - but it isn't fully editted, and seems to have some early pages accidentally duplicated later in the file.
The book was published in 1906 and deals with that gilded age of vast inequality. The story centers on a generous heir to a family fortune. In his college years he meets a penniless ex-con and his daughter. He gives them a large amount of money for those days.
20 years later, the vast inequality of wealth has made working people desparate for change and willing to do almost anything. A Group of Seven is trying to avoid a widespread revolutionary bloodbath, by confronting very rich individuals with the choice between giving $200,000 each to a fund to help the poor, or be assassinated if they refuse. When this generous heir says he won't be a part of such extortion, they must decide whether to follow through.
[Perhaps, it's realistic that while the heir is generous and kind in many ways, when he's older in the latter part of the book, he seems to have gotten involved in some greedy business dealings. People can be considerably kinder to those they know face-to-face than those for whom they are just an abstraction.]
A scanned version of the book is available free at archive.org - but it isn't fully editted, and seems to have some early pages accidentally duplicated later in the file.
Displaying 1 of 1 review