Project Gutenberg 2004-10-18 Public domain in the USA. 182 Ward, Humphry, Mrs. 1851 1920 Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward, Mrs. Humphry Arnold, Mary Augusta Christy, Howard Chandler 1873 1952 Lady Rose's Daughter Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Lady Rose's Daughter" by Mrs. Humphry Ward is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story centers around the complexities of social relationships and family secrets, primarily following Mademoiselle Julie Le Breton, a young woman serving as the companion to the aging Lady Henry, who is increasingly jealous and threatened by Julie's social prowess and charm. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Sir Wilfrid Bury, who returns to London after years abroad and visits Lady Henry. The scene unfolds at one of Lady Henry's gatherings, revealing her declining health and dependence on her companion, Julie. The beginning hints at the friction between Lady Henry and her companion, showcasing Lady Henry's dissatisfaction and jealousy towards Julie, whose past and lineage unfold as a significant element. The reader gets a glimpse of the intricate dynamics of social standing, the power struggles within relationships, and the implications of long-buried secrets tied to Julie's parentage, all adding layers of tension and intrigue to the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 804792 800304 2024-09-06T08:57:19.478441 2023-10-06T10:33:47.023584 text/html text/html 795228 2020-12-18T11:46:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1076521 2020-12-18T11:46:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1160354 2024-09-06T08:57:30.490458 application/epub+zip 1172264 2024-09-06T08:57:21.210450 application/epub+zip 380022 2024-09-06T08:57:20.184470 application/epub+zip 1448247 2024-09-06T08:57:37.567357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1408165 2024-09-06T08:57:29.486389 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 622532 2022-09-07T04:08:47.013405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 770893 770804 2024-09-06T08:57:16.939459 2023-10-06T10:33:44.644542 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 770485 2020-12-18T11:46:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 296713 2020-12-18T11:46:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 770483 2020-12-18T11:46:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 296507 2020-12-18T11:46:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21000 2024-09-06T08:57:37.718344 application/rdf+xml 14146 2024-09-06T08:57:20.569441 image/jpeg 3395 2024-09-06T08:57:20.380441 image/jpeg 1139497 2024-09-06T08:57:19.570437 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia