| Author |
Kaye-Smith, Sheila, 1887-1956 |
| Title |
The Four Roads
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Credits |
E-text prepared by ellinora, Brian Wilsden, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
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| Summary |
"The Four Roads" by Sheila Kaye-Smith is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book is set in a rural Sussex community, where it explores the lives of characters caught in the turmoil of World War I. The primary focus in the opening chapters is on Tom Beatup, a young farmer who is grappling with the impending realities of war and the responsibilities he will leave behind at his family farm. At the start of the story, the setting is vividly established through descriptions of the Sussex landscape intersected by four roads, which serve as both a physical and metaphorical framework. We meet Reverend Mr. Sumption, who is deeply troubled by the enlistment of his son Jerry, and we see Tom Beatup reluctantly preparing to leave his farm for the army. The burdens of familial responsibility weigh heavily on Tom as he navigates the conflicting emotions of duty and the desire to protect his home. This initial portion of the novel suggests themes of sacrifice, the harsh realities of rural life, and the impact of war on personal and communal identities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
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| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- England -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Sussex (England) -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
56298 |
| Release Date |
Jan 3, 2018 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jun 14, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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