Project Gutenberg 2008-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 96 Bell, Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe, Lady 1851 1930 Bell, Lady Florence Bell, Florence Evelyn Eleanore, Dame Bell, Hugh, Mrs. The Arbiter: A Novel Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Arbiter: A Novel" by Lady Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe Bell is a fictional work written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around the lives of the Gore family, particularly focusing on Lady Gore, her husband Sir William, and their daughter Rachel, as they navigate the complexities of family dynamics, love, and societal expectations. The story explores themes of devotion, duty, and the challenges of personal aspirations in a constraining social setting. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Lady Gore and her aunt, Miss Martin, who engage in a lively debate about the implications of a wife showing affection to her husband. This sets the stage for Lady Gore's introspective reflections on her role as a wife and mother, particularly in the context of her debilitating illness. As she considers her relationships and the sacrifices made, a deeper narrative begins to unfold about her daughter Rachel, who finds herself torn between familial obligations and emerging romantic feelings for Francis Rendel, a potential suitor. Their interactions hint at both the warmth of family relations and the societal expectations that complicate personal desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction Spy stories PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Fiction 478887 478888 2024-10-10T14:32:10.905535 2023-09-11T06:21:36.144237 text/html text/html 485823 2021-01-03T09:48:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 246277 2021-01-03T09:48:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 365782 2024-10-10T14:32:20.627545 application/epub+zip 369270 2024-10-10T14:32:14.307554 application/epub+zip 239802 2024-10-10T14:32:12.875498 application/epub+zip 569379 2024-10-10T14:32:25.465460 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528098 2024-10-10T14:32:19.547467 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382670 2022-09-11T12:00:29.645861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443639 443551 2024-10-10T14:32:09.740527 2023-09-11T06:21:35.184228 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 443461 2021-01-03T09:48:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 160701 2021-01-03T09:48:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 443455 2021-01-03T09:48:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160651 2021-01-03T09:48:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21620 2024-10-10T14:32:25.611444 application/rdf+xml 11929 2024-10-10T14:32:13.447512 image/jpeg 3077 2024-10-10T14:32:13.163708 image/jpeg 349589 2024-10-10T14:32:10.948530 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