The Passionate Friends is a 1913 novel by H. G. Wells, written in the first person as a father's address to his son. Mr. Stratton reflects on memory, love, friendship, and the social conventions of marriage and freedom. It is worth listening to for its intimate, reflective tone and Wells's blend of personal drama with social questions.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
The Passionate Friends By H. G. WELLS Author of "Marriage." WITH FRONTISPIECE A. L. BURT COMPANY, PUBLISHERS 114-120 East Twenty-third Street - - New York Published by Arrangement with Harper & Brothers COPYRIGHT, 1913, BY HARPER & BROTHERS PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PUBLISHED OCTOBER, 1913
ТО L. E. N. S. See p. 85 OUR KISSES WERE KISSES OF MOONLIGHT "OUR KISSES WERE KISSES OF MOONLIGHT" [See p. 85 CONTENTS СНАР . I . MR. STRATTON TO HIS SON ВОУНООД II. III . INTENTIONS AND THE LADY MARY CHRISTIAN IV . THE MARRIAGE OF THE LADY MARY CHRISTIAN V . THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA VI . LADY MARY JUSTIN VII. BEGINNING AGAIN VIII. THIS SWARMING BUSINESS OF MANKIND IX . THE SPIRIT OF THE NEW WORLD MARY WRITES Х. XI . THE LAST MEETING XII. THE ARRAIGNMENT OF JEALOUSY ADVERTISEMENTS
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