The Fallen Leaves
Wilkie Collins
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Amelius Goldenheart, the hero of this story, is expelled from a Utopian community in New England and finds himself in London. His story is dominated by a number of women, all of them in some way a "fallen leaf", whom he tries to rescue. One of them is the reason he was expelled from the community in which he lived, another the wife of his only acquaintance, a young prostitute, and his fiancé. Trying to help where he can and at the same time trying to navigate this unfamiliar English society is testing both Amelius as well as the women he meets. - Summary by Carolin (14 hr 19 min)
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just started , note taking for now
dahszil
section or chapter 4 , 04:52 . a quote from a new character in this book on Christian Socialism " ... The Christian religion as Christ taught it has long ceased to exist to be the religion of the Christian World . A selfish and cruel pretense has been set up in its place ... " sec. or chapter 5, 6 - sounds like this so called " christian socialist " commune is more like the old testament
Melanie
What a fun story! Awesome characters, and great commentary on English society in the 19th century.