Roland Graeme: Knight. A Novel of Our Time

A young man named Roland Graeme seeks the counsel of a respected clergyman, and his visit unfolds into a network of personal and social entanglements that probe conscience, duty, and charity. The narrative moves between parlors, meetings, hospital scenes, and domestic moments to examine self‑sacrifice, the relation of religion to labor and wages, and practical efforts to assist the poor. Through dreams, revelations, misunderstandings, and moral crises, several characters—including Nora and a working girl—face temptation, repentance, and reconciliation, as private affections and public responsibilities are tested and new resolutions point toward hopeful futures.