Project Gutenberg 2007-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 71 Duchess 1897 Hungerford, Mrs. (Margaret Wolfe Hamilton) Hungerford, Margaret Wolfe Hamilton Hungerford, Margaret Hamilton April's Lady: A Novel Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Mary Meehan 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)) "April's Lady: A Novel" by Duchess is a work of fiction written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the Monkton family, specifically the dynamic between Mrs. Monkton and her controlling father-in-law, Sir George, whose sudden letter after years of silence triggers a series of emotional responses and reflections from the characters involved, hinting at themes of love, societal expectations, and familial tensions. The opening of the novel showcases an intimate breakfast scene in the Monkton household, where Mr. Monkton's disdain for his father is palpable following the arrival of a long-awaited letter. Mrs. Monkton's mixed feelings about the letter surface as she attempts to maintain a facade of indifference while lamenting its implications. This scene introduces the reader to a complex tapestry of family relationships, with side characters like the children adding a touch of youthful innocence and humor to the narrative. The characters’ varying opinions on societal status and personal worth lay the groundwork for deeper explorations of pride and obligation as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 741503 741526 2024-09-09T10:33:52.744074 2023-09-10T03:40:24.702891 text/html text/html 753971 2007-05-29T12:16:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 273040 2007-05-29T12:16:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 329553 2024-09-09T10:34:04.409437 application/epub+zip 345632 2024-09-09T10:33:54.876022 application/epub+zip 345631 2024-09-09T10:33:53.654977 application/epub+zip 628437 2024-09-09T10:34:11.512441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 597099 2024-09-09T10:34:03.494428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566928 2022-09-10T08:30:29.705270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696207 695935 2024-09-09T10:33:50.074998 2023-09-10T03:40:22.359859 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 695992 2007-05-29T12:16:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 265726 2007-05-29T12:16:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 695985 2007-05-29T12:16:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 265638 2007-05-29T12:16:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20084 2024-09-09T10:34:11.659405 application/rdf+xml 13201 2024-09-09T10:33:54.034983 image/jpeg 3553 2024-09-09T10:33:53.843002 image/jpeg 320040 2024-09-09T10:33:52.813003 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