Project Gutenberg 2006-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 62 Fowler, Ellen Thorneycroft 1860 1929 Felkin, Alfred Laurence, Mrs. Felkin, Mrs. Alfred Laurence The Farringdons Reading ease score: 75.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Chuck Greif, Sigal Alon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Farringdons" by Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the Farringdon family, particularly focusing on Maria and Anne Farringdon, who are the daughters and co-heiresses involved in the family business of ironworks in the fictional town of Sedgehill. The story touches on themes of duty, love, and societal expectations, intertwining the characters' personal lives with the backdrop of their Methodist upbringing. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to the stark contrast between the industrial east and the picturesque west of Sedgehill. The Farringdons hold a significant social standing, with Maria being a strong-willed manager of the family ironworks while her gentler sister, Anne, navigates life in the shadows of their imposing legacy. The opening chapters also present Elisabeth, their adopted cousin, who yearns for acceptance and grapples with feelings of inadequacy regarding her looks and intelligence. Her vibrant imagination brings her character to life, making her a central figure within the household dynamic, as she seeks to understand her place in a world shaped by family expectations and societal norms. The narrative foreshadows the complexities that will arise as the characters navigate their relationships and personal aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Love stories Black Country (England) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 680086 680092 2024-10-08T15:02:40.908596 2023-09-09T05:46:16.838282 text/html text/html 688596 2006-11-13T13:32:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 461481 2006-11-13T13:32:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 465723 2024-10-08T15:02:50.014539 application/epub+zip 474941 2024-10-08T15:02:42.252555 application/epub+zip 334986 2024-10-08T15:02:41.574641 application/epub+zip 677292 2024-10-08T15:02:55.879500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 628015 2024-10-08T15:02:49.179546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488587 2022-09-09T11:18:10.869957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 629653 629558 2024-10-08T15:02:39.362682 2023-09-09T05:46:15.539278 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 629476 2006-11-13T13:32:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 235173 2006-11-13T13:32:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 629477 2006-11-13T13:32:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 235108 2006-11-13T13:32:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21952 2024-10-08T15:02:56.027501 application/rdf+xml 16896 2024-10-08T15:02:41.689643 image/jpeg 2493 2024-10-08T15:02:41.628625 image/jpeg 460904 2024-10-08T15:02:40.979608 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