Project Gutenberg 2007-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 57 Alma, Maude 1895 Jennings, Clotilde Isabel Leicester : $b a romance Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Louise Hope, Robert Cicconetti and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (www.canadiana.org)) "Isabel Leicester" by Maude Alma is a romance novel likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative follows the life of Isabel Leicester, a young woman who faces the sudden loss of her father and the decline of her privileged status, which compels her to seek employment as a governess. The story explores her struggles with grief, self-worth, and the complications of her new role amidst the challenges posed by her past and her aspirations for the future. The opening of the novel sets the stage for Isabel’s tumultuous emotional landscape as she processes her father’s death and the financial ruin of her family. The scene is rich with detail about her background, indicating that she has come from a life of luxury in New York but must now confront the reality of her position as a governess. She is portrayed as a compassionate and well-meaning young woman, grappling with feelings of pride and shame. As she begins her new life, Isabel's interactions with her friend Mrs. Arnold, the housekeeper, and the children she is to teach hint at the evolving dynamics in her life as well as her inherent resilience and dedication to doing good in the world, despite the adversities she faces. The chapter concludes with Isabel contemplating her future, providing readers with a compelling sense of her character and the trials ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Young women -- Fiction Governesses -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 411892 410679 2024-12-09T06:03:19.549102 2023-09-09T08:30:47.480825 text/html text/html 408322 2008-07-08T08:57:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii 166585 2008-07-08T12:11:32 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 248617 2024-12-09T06:03:29.257055 application/epub+zip 253913 2024-12-09T06:03:23.363095 application/epub+zip 231678 2024-12-09T06:03:21.625143 application/epub+zip 523328 2024-12-09T06:03:33.733049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482194 2024-12-09T06:03:28.232069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356581 2022-09-09T15:11:05.887627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374631 374340 2024-12-09T06:03:18.413156 2023-09-09T08:30:46.480823 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 374530 2007-02-06T05:49:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 139221 2007-02-06T05:49:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20140 2024-12-09T06:03:33.884010 application/rdf+xml 12733 2024-12-09T06:03:22.299084 image/jpeg 3288 2024-12-09T06:03:21.986095 image/jpeg 235494 2024-12-09T06:03:19.612117 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