
THE WAY OF AMBITION - BY - ROBERT HICHENS
ILLUSTRATIONS
THE WAY OF AMBITION
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
In a fashionable Berkeley Square drawing‑room, a group of witty, well‑to‑do artists argues over the future of English music. Charmian, sharp‑tongued and determined, dismisses the tired Victorian hymns while Max Elliot passionately describes a mysterious new voice that has just emerged from Cornwall. The name whispered around the room is Claude Heath—a middle‑class composer with a banker’s father, whose unheard work promises a note unlike any before.
As the conversation turns from skepticism to uneasy excitement, the assembled guests sense a clash between tradition and daring ambition, each wondering whether Heath can truly reshape the national sound. The story follows their intertwined desires, rivalries and the seductive lure of a fresh, authentic melody that could redefine an era. Listeners are drawn into the elegant society drama where art, class, and yearning for a new musical soul collide.
Language
en
Duration
~15 hours (872K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Suzanne Shell, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2006-10-07
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1864–1950
A bestselling English novelist of the late Victorian and Edwardian years, he moved easily between satire, romance, mystery, and the supernatural. Best remembered for The Green Carnation and The Garden of Allah, he wrote with a sharp social eye and a flair for atmosphere.
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