Bluebottles (1920)

Bluebottles is a novel written by Arthur Hamilton Gibbs and published in 1920. The story takes place in a small English village and follows the lives of its inhabitants. The main character is a young woman named Mary who is engaged to a man named John. However, Mary is torn between her love for John and her desire for adventure and excitement. As the story progresses, Mary becomes increasingly restless and begins to question her engagement. She meets a group of young men who introduce her to a world of parties and social events, which only serves to deepen her feelings of dissatisfaction with her current life. Meanwhile, the other villagers are dealing with their own issues and conflicts. There is a wealthy landowner who is struggling to maintain his estate, a young couple dealing with infidelity, and a group of workers who are fighting for better wages and working conditions. As the novel reaches its climax, Mary must decide whether to stay with John and the safety of her old life, or to take a chance on the unknown and pursue her dreams of adventure. Overall, Bluebottles is a portrait of a small English community and the struggles and desires of its inhabitants. It explores themes of love, ambition, and the tension between tradition and progress.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.