Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 2 (of 3) by Mrs. Oliphant

"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
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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
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EBook-No. 48198
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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