Project Gutenberg 2005-01-17 Public domain in the USA. 57 Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock 1826 1887 Mulock, Miss Mulock, Dinah Maria The Laurel Bush: An Old-Fashioned Love Story Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Robin Eugene Escovado "The Laurel Bush: An Old-Fashioned Love Story" by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the lives of two lonely young people—Fortune Williams, a governess, and Robert Roy, a tutor—who find themselves drawn to each other amidst their daily duties, exploring themes of love, isolation, and societal expectations. Their relationship develops subtly against the backdrop of their responsibilities to the children they teach, ultimately rendering their feelings a poignant reflection of unattainable love. The opening of the novel introduces a peculiar laurel bush, which serves as both a physical and symbolic anchor for the budding relationship between Fortune and Robert. As the narrative unfolds, readers are introduced to the dynamics of their work environment, highlighting the interactions with mischievous boys and the indifferent grandmother who oversees their employment. The quiet tension between Fortune and Robert grows as they enjoy solitary moments together, yet they struggle with their feelings due to societal constraints and personal reservations. This sets the stage for a heartfelt exploration of their emotional journeys, marked by introspection, unspoken affections, and the weight of their pasts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Love stories PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 245765 245691 2024-10-06T14:14:31.698665 2023-09-07T04:38:20.183834 text/html text/html 245758 245684 2024-10-06T14:14:31.944629 2023-09-07T04:38:20.323759 text/html text/html 173306 2024-10-06T14:14:38.988613 application/epub+zip 176345 2024-10-06T14:14:35.294620 application/epub+zip 153780 2024-10-06T14:14:34.058633 application/epub+zip 372510 2024-10-06T14:14:41.854575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355896 2024-10-06T14:14:38.224592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264097 2022-09-07T17:54:59.652985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224212 224189 2024-10-06T14:14:31.381684 2023-09-07T04:38:19.974765 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 223915 2020-12-19T05:41:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86341 2020-12-19T05:41:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19330 2024-10-06T14:14:41.983569 application/rdf+xml 18937 2024-10-06T14:14:34.599619 image/jpeg 4313 2024-10-06T14:14:34.329607 image/jpeg 173094 2024-10-06T14:14:31.968649 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