Mr. Waddy's Return by Theodore Winthrop
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63321.html.images | 418 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63321.epub3.images | 387 kB | ||||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63321.epub.images | 384 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63321.epub.noimages | 289 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63321.kf8.images | 487 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63321.kindle.images | 446 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63321.txt.utf-8 | 381 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/63321/pg63321-h.zip | 351 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Winthrop, Theodore, 1828-1861 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Stevenson, Burton Egbert, 1872-1962 |
| Title | Mr. Waddy's Return |
| Note | Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by D A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Summary | "Mr. Waddy's Return" by Theodore Winthrop is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Ira Waddy, the descendant of a humble cook from the Mayflower, who returns to Boston after years of living as a wealthy nabob in India. Waddy's character represents a departure from his family's tradition of meekness and humility, and the narrative explores themes of identity, social class, and personal destiny as he navigates his newfound status and responsibilities. The opening of the book introduces readers to the peculiar lineage of the Waddy family and sets the stage for Ira's return home after a transformative experience abroad. The reader learns about Ira's ancestor, Whitegift Waddy, and the family’s gradual rise in fortune, culminating in Ira's own wealth and the dramatic changes in his character and ambitions. Upon arriving back in Halifax, Ira displays his selflessness by jumping into the water to save a drowning child, marking him as a hero. However, the narrative foreshadows a more complex interaction with fate, as Ira struggles with the memories of his past and the consequences of his actions, which are intricately interwoven with the lives of others, including a tragic shipwreck linked to his arrival. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | New England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 63321 |
| Release Date | Sep 27, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 70 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
