Project Gutenberg 2007-03-16 Public domain in the USA. 71 Moodie, Susanna 1803 1885 Moodie, Susannah Strickland Strickland, S. (Susanna) Strickland, Susannah The Monctons: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 2) Reading ease score: 70.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Thierry Alberto and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Monctons: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 2)" by Susanna Moodie is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative follows the life of Geoffrey Moncton, an orphan and the son of a brother to a wealthy Yorkshire Baronet, as he grapples with issues of identity, dependence, and familial relationships amidst a backdrop of societal expectations and personal struggle. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Geoffrey's family history, revealing the contrasting dynamics between his father Edward, who succumbed to a life of financial irresponsibility, and his uncle Robert Moncton, a cold and wealthy lawyer. After the death of Geoffrey’s parents, he becomes a ward under his uncle's harsh authority, living in a state of dependence and resentment. Moodie paints a poignant picture of Geoffrey's early experiences with loss and rejection, setting the stage for his journey toward self-assertion and independence against a backdrop of familial tension and societal pressures. As Geoffrey navigates his challenging upbringing, he develops a deep inner strength, driven by a desire to carve out his own destiny despite the odds against him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 360543 360266 2024-10-09T07:44:06.865123 2023-09-09T09:47:52.291178 text/html text/html 363683 2021-01-01T19:59:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 132424 2021-01-01T19:59:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 216888 2024-10-09T07:44:15.570093 application/epub+zip 222323 2024-10-09T07:44:10.326118 application/epub+zip 207754 2024-10-09T07:44:08.960116 application/epub+zip 445079 2024-10-09T07:44:19.505064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427140 2024-10-09T07:44:14.698108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319900 2022-08-10T04:11:46.993230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341402 341314 2024-10-09T07:44:05.846136 2023-09-09T09:47:51.471160 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 341167 2021-01-01T19:59:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 132908 2021-01-01T19:59:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 341159 2021-01-01T19:59:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132882 2021-01-01T19:59:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21247 2024-10-09T07:44:19.645050 application/rdf+xml 17215 2024-10-09T07:44:09.516108 image/jpeg 4041 2024-10-09T07:44:09.234117 image/jpeg 216553 2024-10-09T07:44:06.900113 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