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The Tempting of Tavernake
This intriguing work explores themes of desperation, social class, and human connection through the lives of the main characters, Leonard Tavernake and Beatrice Burnay, who find themselves intertwined in a series of unexpected events.
"The Tempting of Tavernake" by E. Phillips Oppenheim is a novel. This intriguing work explores themes of desperation, social class, and human connection through the lives of the main characters, Leonard Tavernake and Beatrice Burnay, who find themselves intertwined in a series of unexpected events.
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They stood upon the roof of a London boarding-house in the neighborhood of Russell Square—one of those grim shelters, the refuge of Transatlantic curiosity and British penury. The girl—she represented the former race was leaning against the frail palisading, with gloomy expression and eyes set as though in fixed contemplation of the uninspiring panorama. The young man—unmistakably, uncompromisingly English—stood with his back to the chimney a few feet away, watching his companion. The silence between them was as yet unbroken, had lasted, indeed, since she had stolen away from the shabby drawing-room below, where a florid lady with a raucous voice had been shouting a music-hall ditty. Close upon her heels, but without speech of any sort, he had followed. They were almost strangers, except for the occasional word or two of greeting which the etiquette of the establishment demanded. Yet she had accepted his espionage without any protest of word or look. He had followed her with a very definite object. Had she surmised it, he wondered? She had not turned her head or vouchsafed even a single question or remark to him since he had pushed his way through the trap-door almost at her heels and stepped out on to the leads. Yet it seemed to him that she must guess.
Contents
- 01Book One
- 02Chapter I. Despair and Interest
- 03Chapter II. A Tete-a-Tete Supper
- 04Chapter III. An Unpleasant Meeting
- 05Chapter IV. Breakfast with Beatrice
- 06Chapter V. Introducing Mrs. Wenham Gardner
- 07Chapter VI. Questions and Answers
- 08Chapter VII. Mr. Pritchard of New York
- 09Chapter VIII. Woman's Wiles
- 10Chapter IX. The Plot Thickens
- 11Chapter X. The Joy of Battle
- 12Chapter XI. A Bewildering Offer
- 13Chapter XII. Tavernake Blunders
- 14Chapter XIII. An Evening Call
- 15Chapter XIV. A Warning from Mr. Pritchard
- 16Chapter, XV. General Discontent
- 17Chapter XVI. An Offer of Marriage
- 18Chapter XVII. The Balcony at Imano's
- 19Chapter XVIII. A Midnight Adventure
- 20Chapter XIX. Tavernake Intervenes
- 21Chapter XX. A Pleasant Reunion
- 22Chapter XXI. Some Excellent Advice
- 23Chapter XXII. Dinner with Elizabeth
- 24Chapter XXIII. On an Errand of Chivalry
- 25Chapter XXIV. Close to Tragedy
- 26Chapter XXV. The Madman Talks
- 27Chapter XXVI. A Crisis
- 28Chapter XXVII. Tavernake Chooses
- 29Book Two
- 30Chapter I. New Horizons
- 31Chapter II. The Simple Life
- 32Chapter III. Old Friends Meet
- 33Chapter IV. Pritchard's Good News
- 34Chapter V. Beatrice Refuses
- 35Chapter VI. Understanding Comes Too Late
- 36Chapter VII. In a Virgin Country
- 37Chapter VIII. Back to Civilization
- 38Chapter IX. For Always
About this edition
- Author
- E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Introductory: no background needed
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 250 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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