Project Gutenberg 2005-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 69 Duchess 1897 Hungerford, Mrs. (Margaret Wolfe Hamilton) Hungerford, Margaret Wolfe Hamilton Hungerford, Margaret Hamilton The Hoyden Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Daniel Fromont "The Hoyden" by Mrs. Hungerford is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the complexities of social status, marriage, and expectations within the British upper class, particularly focusing on the relationship dynamics among Lady Rylton, her son Maurice, and the vivacious heiress Tita Bolton. The book appears to critique societal norms related to marriage, especially the notion of love versus financial security. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to key characters in the drawing-room of The Place, where tension simmers over the prospect of an advantageous marriage for Maurice Rylton. Lady Rylton anxiously advocates for him to marry the wealthy but unrefined Tita Bolton, while Marian Bethune, Lady Rylton's niece, expresses her distaste for the match. The arrival of Tita—a spirited and carefree girl—serves as a focal point for the conflict, as she embodies both youthful charm and a disregard for the constraints of her social position, much to the chagrin of the other women. The opening establishes the contrasting personalities and stakes involved in the unfolding drama, setting the stage for a narrative rich with social commentary and emotional entanglements. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 792952 792892 2024-10-07T08:55:45.849982 2023-09-07T09:48:59.908172 text/html text/html 792945 792885 2024-10-07T08:55:46.245962 2023-09-07T09:49:00.154161 text/html text/html 341413 2024-10-07T08:55:59.088868 application/epub+zip 354219 2024-10-07T08:55:48.657925 application/epub+zip 354219 2024-10-07T08:55:47.223936 application/epub+zip 599384 2024-10-07T08:56:06.186819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545004 2024-10-07T08:55:57.963853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519922 2022-09-08T03:41:41.429822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 678229 2024-10-07T08:55:44.961924 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 678239 2020-12-13T07:27:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 256479 2020-12-13T07:27:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 256416 2020-12-11T12:10:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19251 2024-10-07T08:56:06.343824 application/rdf+xml 8062 2024-10-07T08:55:47.773931 image/jpeg 2391 2024-10-07T08:55:47.501911 image/jpeg 332548 2024-10-07T08:55:46.310958 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