Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 2 (of 3) by Mrs. Oliphant
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"Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 2 (of 3)" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel published in 1883. This volume continues the saga of the Vernon family and their banking house in Redborough. As young Hester navigates society through tea dances and social gatherings, romantic entanglements emerge with Roland, a speculator of questionable character, and Edward, Catherine's favored protégé. Meanwhile, tensions simmer beneath polite Victorian society as Edward's growing discontent with
Catherine threatens the stability of both family and fortune. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897 |
|---|---|
| Title | Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 2 (of 3) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hester_(novel) |
| Credits |
Produced by Delphine Lettau, Dianne Nolan, and the team at Distributed Proofreaders Canada |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Young women -- Fiction |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Domestic fiction |
| Subject | Family-owned business enterprises -- Fiction |
| Subject | Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Older women -- Fiction |
| Subject | Conflict of generations -- Fiction |
| Subject | Women bankers -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 48198 |
| Release Date | Feb 8, 2015 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 398 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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