Project Gutenberg 1999-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 92 Collins, Wilkie 1824 1889 Collins, William Wilkie The New Magdalen Produced by James Rusk, and David Widger "The New Magdalen" by Wilkie Collins is a novel written in the late 19th century, during a period marked by dramatic social changes and evolving gender roles. The narrative centers around complex themes of identity, redemption, and social stigma, focusing particularly on the lives of two women, Mercy Merrick and Grace Roseberry, as they navigate their precarious situations against the backdrop of war-torn Europe. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to a dark and stormy night in France, during the Franco-Prussian War. Captain Arnault and his men are tending to the wounded in a cottage after a skirmish when I encounter the two women: Mercy, a nurse with a troubled past, and Grace, a young lady seeking refuge after being robbed. The dynamics between these characters quickly unfold, as Grace expresses gratitude towards Mercy for her kindness, while Mercy's backstory hints at undisclosed pain and stigma that complicate their connection. The opening chapter sets a tense atmosphere, suggesting themes of class struggle and identity, culminating in Mercy's difficult choice to assume Grace’s identity after a tragic turn of events. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Fiction Impostors and imposture -- Fiction Women ex-convicts -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 711797 711806 2024-09-01T10:27:45.194759 2023-10-01T09:31:59.626177 text/html text/html 747644 2021-01-27T18:40:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 233967 2021-01-27T18:40:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 288871 2024-09-01T10:27:54.012751 application/epub+zip 299700 2024-09-01T10:27:46.943768 application/epub+zip 299700 2024-09-01T10:27:45.917776 application/epub+zip 564904 2024-09-01T10:27:59.622661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523316 2024-09-01T10:27:53.306704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523439 2022-09-01T11:48:21.084061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 596436 596413 2024-09-01T10:27:43.524790 2023-10-01T09:31:58.134167 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 608421 2016-09-12T10:58:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 220545 2016-09-12T11:02:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 596303 2008-10-28T10:13:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 219037 2008-10-28T10:13:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20566 2024-09-01T10:27:59.773659 application/rdf+xml 14409 2024-09-01T10:27:46.300732 image/jpeg 3787 2024-09-01T10:27:46.113731 image/jpeg 281109 2024-09-01T10:27:45.249736 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