
Dangerous Days (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Historical Novel - WW1By Mary Roberts RinehartLength14h 33m
About this audiobook
Mary Roberts Rinehart's Dangerous Days is a searching home-front novel of America at the moment of entry into the First World War, combining domestic realism, industrial drama, and moral melodrama. Centered on manufacturer Clayton Spencer, his fragile marriage, his disaffected son, and the pressures of labor unrest, espionage, and patriotic duty, the book examines how global conflict penetrates drawing room, factory, and conscience alike. Its style is direct, socially observant, and suspenseful, reflecting the popular fiction of the 1910s while reaching toward the wartime problem novel. Rinehart, already famous for mysteries such as The Circular Staircase, brought to this work a journalist's eye and a reformer's concern with public responsibility. Trained as a nurse and experienced as a war correspondent in Europe, she understood both the intimate costs of crisis and the larger machinery of national mobilization. Her interest in households under strain, women's emotional labor, and civic obligation strongly informs the novel's design. Dangerous Days is recommended for readers interested in American responses to World War I, early twentieth-century social fiction, and the intersection of romance, politics, and suspense. It remains valuable as a readable, historically revealing portrait of a society discovering that war abroad transforms every private life at home.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure, Mystery and Thriller
Length14 hrs 33 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 14, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1K. (Annotated)
26Chapter XXII
2Introduction
27Chapter XXIII
3Synopsis
28Chapter XXIV
4Historical Context
29Chapter XXV
5Chapter I
30Chapter XXVI
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6Chapter II
31Chapter XXVII
7Chapter III
32Chapter XXVIII
8Chapter IV
33Chapter XXIX
9Chapter V
34Chapter XXX
10Chapter VI
35Chapter XXXI
11Chapter VII
36Chapter XXXII
12Chapter VIII
37Chapter XXXIII
13Chapter IX
38Chapter XXXIV
14Chapter X
39Chapter XXXV
15Chapter XI
40Chapter XXXVI
16Chapter XII
41Chapter XXXVII
17Chapter XIII
42Chapter XXXVIII
18Chapter XIV
43Chapter XXXIX
19Chapter XV
44Chapter XL
20Chapter XVI
45Chapter XLI
21Chapter XVII
46Chapter XLII
22Chapter XVIII
47Chapter XLIII
23Chapter XIX
48Chapter XLIV
24Chapter XX
49Chapter XLV
25Chapter XXI
50Chapter XLVI