Project Gutenberg 2004-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 34 Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock 1826 1887 Mulock, Miss Mulock, Dinah Maria A Noble Life Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Robin Eugene Escovado "A Noble Life" by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik is a novel written during the mid-19th century. The story begins with the tragic life of Charles Edward Stuart Montgomerie, the last Earl of Cairnforth, who is born into nobility but faces the devastating loss of both parents shortly after his birth. Central to the narrative is the earl's struggle with a physical deformity, which shapes his life and interactions with others. The beginning of the book introduces readers to the earl's origin story, detailing the catastrophic events that claimed his parents and the circumstances under which he was left to navigate life without parental guidance. The narrative unfolds through the compassionate eyes of Reverend Alexander Cardross and his family, who become guardians and friends to the earl as he grows up. The early chapters set a tone of empathy and tenderness, emphasizing the earl's unique character, resilience, and the profound influence of love and care from those around him, particularly the minister and his daughter, Helen. Their interactions promise a story filled with the themes of hope, acceptance, and the search for meaning in a life constrained by physical limitations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 440661 440587 2024-10-06T12:35:54.967778 2023-10-06T12:46:26.994724 text/html text/html 440654 440580 2024-10-06T12:35:55.257817 2023-10-06T12:46:27.181693 text/html text/html 231530 2024-10-06T12:36:02.292738 application/epub+zip 239969 2024-10-06T12:35:57.189786 application/epub+zip 239969 2024-10-06T12:35:55.967784 application/epub+zip 404284 2024-10-06T12:36:06.336778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376270 2024-10-06T12:36:01.558772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342478 2022-09-07T16:02:36.424709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404369 404346 2024-10-06T12:35:54.365768 2023-10-06T12:46:26.699719 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 404188 2020-12-18T22:45:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 154183 2020-12-18T22:45:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18682 2024-10-06T12:36:06.463705 application/rdf+xml 11150 2024-10-06T12:35:56.516753 image/jpeg 3107 2024-10-06T12:35:56.238758 image/jpeg 226212 2024-10-06T12:35:55.296783 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