Project Gutenberg 2007-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 217 Johnston, Mary 1870 1936 Prisoners of Hope: A Tale of Colonial Virginia Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Prisoners of Hope: A Tale of Colonial Virginia" by Mary Johnston is a historical novel likely written in the late 19th century. The book transports readers to colonial Virginia and revolves around the lives of its characters who navigate the complexities of plantation life, class distinctions, and the arrival of new indentured servants. The story appears to introduce a cast of characters including the spirited young Patricia Verney and her cousin, Sir Charles Carew, as they prepare for an upcoming social event while confronting the darker realities lurking beneath the surface of colonial society. At the start of the novel, the central character Patricia eagerly anticipates the arrival of her father from Jamestown, bearing gifts and news. As she converses with her cousin about the luxurious items he brings, underlying themes of colonial life, including the institution of slavery and social hierarchy, begin to surface. The narrative hints at a more sinister aspect of this prosperous plantation life, particularly through conversations regarding the new arrivals: slaves and convicts from England. This section sets the stage for a larger exploration of the characters' interactions, societal expectations, and the personal challenges they face as they navigate a world imbued with both hope and despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 655338 655321 2024-09-09T11:38:07.470855 2023-09-10T04:36:03.703458 text/html text/html 663098 2007-06-21T10:00:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 311013 2007-06-21T10:00:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 384112 2024-09-09T11:38:17.038846 application/epub+zip 391388 2024-09-09T11:38:09.437791 application/epub+zip 324679 2024-09-09T11:38:08.310996 application/epub+zip 664099 2024-09-09T11:38:23.094743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 615988 2024-09-09T11:38:16.087762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 513613 2022-09-10T09:51:54.642244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 604329 604246 2024-09-09T11:38:06.042845 2023-09-10T04:36:02.347437 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 604140 2007-06-21T10:00:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 232863 2007-06-21T10:00:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 604137 2007-06-21T10:00:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 232803 2007-06-21T10:00:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20134 2024-09-09T11:38:23.633730 application/rdf+xml 16356 2024-09-09T11:38:08.676793 image/jpeg 3738 2024-09-09T11:38:08.491815 image/jpeg 366856 2024-09-09T11:38:07.531808 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