A Romance of Wastdale

"A Romance of Wastdale" by A. E. W. Mason is a story set in the early 1900s about a man named David Gordon, who goes back to Wastdale Head to think about his life before getting married. When he gets there, it makes him think about old friends and family, including Mr. Arkwright, who passed away, and Austen Hawke, someone David saw as a rival. As the story goes on, it looks at ideas like caring about someone, being disloyal, and how important it is to make good decisions. The book starts with David going to see Mrs. Jackson, who hasn't seen him for years; they talk about David soon getting married, but it also shows that David is worried about past times with Arkwright and Hawke, making him feel happy and sad, all at once. As he plans to spend a week thinking before his wedding, David finds out that Hawke is close by, making him more anxious and he must deal with his feelings and what happened in the past, which leads to love, drama, and problems, especially with Kate Nugent and Hawke being around.