Project Gutenberg 2008-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 49 Macnaughtan, S. (Sarah) 1864 1916 Macnaughtan, Sarah Broom Peter and Jane; Or, The Missing Heir Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Al Haines "Peter and Jane; Or, The Missing Heir" by S. Macnaughtan is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Peter Ogilvie and his mother, Mrs. Ogilvie, as they navigate their lives filled with wealth, societal expectations, and personal tragedies. The narrative hints at issues of family legacy and the complexities of relationships, particularly focusing on Mrs. Ogilvie's character, which is marked by a sharp wit and a detached demeanor toward emotional matters. The opening of the book introduces Mrs. Ogilvie, a strong-willed woman with a complex personality and an intriguing past. As she reads the "Court Journal" in her drawing-room, the text sets the stage for her relationships with her husband, Colonel Ogilvie, and their son, Peter, who is their remaining joy after the loss of their other children. We see glimpses of familial tensions, particularly surrounding expectations of heirs and the emotional estrangement within the Ogilvie family. The chapters explore Mrs. Ogilvie's relationships with the neighboring community and her friend Jane Erskine, highlighting contrasts in their characters and social standings, while also painting a vivid picture of their world and the societal constraints they operate within. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 513596 509658 2024-10-11T08:30:53.055061 2023-09-11T11:06:51.024201 text/html text/html 507127 2008-07-12T15:25:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 210053 2021-01-03T20:46:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 297920 2024-10-11T08:31:04.961956 application/epub+zip 305659 2024-10-11T08:30:57.761954 application/epub+zip 258246 2024-10-11T08:30:55.651013 application/epub+zip 527476 2024-10-11T08:31:10.184474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 508949 2024-10-11T08:31:03.709926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452592 2022-09-12T07:42:29.893979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481049 481038 2024-10-11T08:30:51.761023 2023-09-11T11:06:50.181215 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 480801 2021-01-03T20:46:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 180434 2021-01-03T20:46:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 480808 2021-01-03T20:46:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180396 2021-01-03T20:46:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20945 2024-10-11T08:31:10.682395 application/rdf+xml 15707 2024-10-11T08:30:56.554963 image/jpeg 3728 2024-10-11T08:30:56.161957 image/jpeg 293204 2024-10-11T08:30:53.122022 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