After The Storm

by T.S. Arthur

After The Storm is a novel written by T. S. Arthur. The book tells the story of a young couple, Frank and Edith, who are deeply in love and have just gotten married. However, their happiness is short-lived as a devastating storm hits their town, destroying their home and leaving them with nothing but the clothes on their backs. The couple is forced to start over from scratch, facing numerous challenges along the way. They struggle to find a place to live and to make ends meet, all while trying to maintain their love for each other in the face of adversity. As they rebuild their lives, Frank and Edith learn important lessons about perseverance, resilience, and the power of love. They discover that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope for a brighter future. The novel is a heartwarming and inspiring tale of love, loss, and redemption. It is a timeless story that will resonate with readers of all ages and backgrounds, reminding us that no matter what life throws our way, we can always find the strength to overcome it.Mr. Delancy was gratified to see that there was no jarring between them. But he failed not at the same time to notice something else that gave him uneasiness. The warmth of feeling, the tenderness, the lover-like ardor which displayed itself in the beginning, no longer existed. They did not even show that fondness for each other which is so beautiful a trait in young married partners. And yet he could trace no signs of alienation. The truth was, the action of their lives had been inharmonious. Deep down in their hearts there was no defect of love. But this love was compelled to hide itself away; and so, for the most part, it lay concealed from even their own consciousness.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.

188 pages, Paperback

Published September 10, 2010

About the author

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Timothy Shay Arthur was a popular 19th-century American author. He is famously known for his temperance novel Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There, which helped demonize alcohol in the eyes of the American public. Founder of the magazines Arthur's Home Gazette, Arthur's Home Magazine, and The Children's Hour, and editor of the Baltimore Athenaeum and Baltimore Saturday Visitor.

Reviews

[Alexis Chateau · Rating 3 out of 5]

Compelling read, but not a very satisfactory one. I spent half the book wishing Irene would drown. I would have much preferred to hear the story from Hartley's perspective.

While the author disapproves of Irene's extremist views on women equality, I think he goes too far in his efforts to outline the dangers. He rallies on to the point of being a chauvinist himself, to some extent. He thinks women have exceptional skills and admirable qualities, but that they are best applied to the home and that only discord can occur when these talents are absent or employed elsewhere.

The author also had a very poor command of the English language. it could just be the version I had but I saw so many typos that I lost count. I also think he has no knowledge of synonyms and a very limited vocabulary; particularly when it comes to adjectives. If I had a dollar for every time I saw words like self-willed and undisciplined being used to describe the characters, and pride being used to explain Irene's behavior, I could be a wealthy woman. It made the book repetitive and tiresome.

I do, however, support the main lesson that I took from the story, which is to avoid marrying too young and too early.

[Norma Torres · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great novel, slow at times, but overall a beautiful love story.