Project Gutenberg 2007-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 432 Inchbald, Mrs. 1753 1821 Inchbald, Elizabeth Simpson Strachey, Lytton 1880 1932 Strachey, Giles Lytton 81473169 A Simple Story David Edwards, Marcia Brooks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Simple Story" by Mrs. Inchbald is a novel written in the late 18th century. The story revolves around the character Dorriforth, a Roman Catholic priest who becomes the guardian of Miss Milner, the daughter of a deceased friend. The novel explores themes of love, societal expectations, and individual virtue within an intimate setting, focusing on the relationships between a few central characters rather than a broader societal critique. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Dorriforth, who is entrusted with the care of Miss Milner after the death of her father. As he prepares for her arrival in London, Dorriforth grapples with the challenges of his new role as guardian, anxiously considering the potential societal pitfalls that might engulf her as a young woman of fashion. Miss Milner’s character is portrayed as charming yet frivolous, having been raised to value her beauty and accomplishments above all. The dynamics of their relationship begin to unfold as Dorriforth struggles with the influence of his affections, his promise to her father, and the inevitable complications that arise from Miss Milner’s interactions, particularly with potential suitors like Lord Frederick. The opening sets the stage for a dramatic exploration of love, virtue, and the responsibilities of guardianship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Fiction Love stories Domestic fiction Fathers and daughters -- Fiction Guardian and ward -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 683318 683708 2024-09-09T12:06:38.853767 2023-09-10T05:00:46.896671 text/html text/html 715498 2021-10-01T15:21:05 text/html 372648 2024-09-09T12:06:49.651581 application/epub+zip 375467 2024-09-09T12:06:40.652667 application/epub+zip 375467 2024-09-09T12:06:39.627648 application/epub+zip 560805 2024-09-09T12:06:56.355066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 513214 2024-09-09T12:06:48.899670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511926 2022-09-10T10:28:27.722214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 648925 648868 2024-09-09T12:06:37.790676 2023-09-10T05:00:45.873669 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 648696 2021-10-01T15:37:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19996 2024-09-09T12:06:56.508029 application/rdf+xml 10370 2024-09-09T12:06:40.010651 image/jpeg 2714 2024-09-09T12:06:39.823658 image/jpeg 234214 2021-10-01T15:38:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 243227 2021-10-01T15:38:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 294267 2024-09-09T12:06:38.913638 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 en.wikipedia