The master of St. Benedict's, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

St. Aubyn, Alan

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Master of St. Benedict's, Vol. 2 (of 2)" by Alan St. Aubyn is a novel written in the late 19th century. This continuation of the story focuses on the intertwined lives of Lucy, Wyatt Edgell, and the Master as they navigate challenges in personal relationships and academic pressures at Newnham College. The narrative explores themes of love, sacrifice, and redemption, particularly through Lucy's struggles to support Edgell while grappling with her own identity and fears. At the start of this volume, we see Lucy anxiously awaiting her love, Wyatt Edgell, during a tumultuous morning filled with rain and uncertainty about his well-being. Their relationship is put to the test as Lucy and another character, Eric Gwatkin, discuss Edgell's struggles with addiction and the possibility of a great sacrifice to save him. Through poignant interactions, the narrative highlights Lucy's evolving emotional landscape as she contemplates what it means to love someone so deeply as Edgell, who believes her love to be his salvation. The deeply layered characters face both internal dilemmas and external societal pressures within the confines of academia, setting the stage for a dramatic exploration of loyalty, ambition, and the complexities of human connection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Clarity, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 88.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2019-02-23