549 Results with the "Novel" genre


    • Chapter I — The Coming Race Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter I opens with a personal recounting of heritage and identity, establishing the narrator’s background as rooted in early American history. He speaks of his English ancestry and notes how his family, having contributed to America’s founding struggles, eventually stepped away from public affairs after political disappointments. Born the eldest of three sons, he was expected to pursue knowledge and opportunity beyond his homeland. At sixteen, he traveled to England, where he embarked on a path of…
    • Chapter I — Life and Death of Mrs. Weir Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter I – Life and Death of Mrs. Weir begins not with grand drama, but with a quiet imbalance that defines the Weir household. Adam Weir, cold and commanding, operates with a sense of order that leaves little room for affection. His wife, Jean Rutherford, gentle and devout, struggles silently beneath the weight of her husband's unyielding expectations. She comes from a lineage known for boldness, but in her, that fire has softened into meekness. Her piety is sincere, but it isolates her rather than…
    • Chapter I — Crome Yellow Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter I begins with Denis sitting in a slow-moving train, watching the countryside blur past in measured monotony. Each stop, marked by oddly named stations, becomes a quiet reminder of how unremarkable the journey has been so far. He doesn’t travel with excitement but with an undercurrent of fatigue, both physical and mental. His suitcase shuffles from one seat corner to another, not out of necessity but as a way to distract himself from the weight of wasted time. Thoughts swirl as he counts the…
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