Project Gutenberg 2004-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 120 Ward, Humphry, Mrs. 1851 1920 Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward, Mrs. Humphry Arnold, Mary Augusta Sterner, Albert 1863 1946 Sterner, Albert E. (Albert Edward) The Marriage of William Ashe Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Andrew Templeton, Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Marriage of William Ashe" by Mrs. Humphry Ward is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story appears to explore themes of societal expectations, personal ambition, and the complexities of romance as it follows the life of William Ashe, a young man poised on the brink of a political career, and his interactions with various strong female characters, particularly Lady Kitty Bristol, who emerges as a significant presence in his life. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to William Ashe, who has just returned to London after winning a seat in Parliament. His mother, Lady Tranmore, is excited about his political prospects and hints at the necessity of his marriage to solidify his status. Alongside her, Mary Lyster, a family friend, reflects on Ashe’s character and potential romantic interests. The opening also hints at an intriguing dynamic with Lady Kitty Bristol, the daughter of Ashe's enigmatic and socially ambitious mother, Madame d'Estrées. This mix of societal pressure, personal ambition, and the diverse personalities in Ashe's life sets the stage for a deeper exploration of love and duty amid the backdrop of an evolving England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en London (England) -- Fiction Married people -- Fiction Politicians -- Fiction PR Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 895907 895892 2024-10-06T11:24:47.085421 2023-10-06T11:51:33.934980 text/html text/html 904146 2020-12-18T17:43:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1247115 2020-12-18T17:43:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1349797 2024-10-06T11:25:02.174345 application/epub+zip 1363568 2024-10-06T11:24:51.221425 application/epub+zip 419575 2024-10-06T11:24:49.521427 application/epub+zip 1670699 2024-10-06T11:25:10.550362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1630000 2024-10-06T11:25:00.543408 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 685455 2022-09-07T14:41:04.622844 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 858842 858738 2024-10-06T11:24:44.124484 2023-10-06T11:51:31.307034 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 858395 2020-12-18T17:43:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 333392 2020-12-18T17:43:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 860678 2020-12-18T17:43:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 333638 2020-12-18T17:43:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23142 2024-10-06T11:25:10.704301 application/rdf+xml 12689 2024-10-06T11:24:50.098416 image/jpeg 3091 2024-10-06T11:24:49.810430 image/jpeg 1325704 2024-10-06T11:24:47.187471 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