Project Gutenberg 2009-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 151 Fothergill, Jessie 1851 1891 The first violin: A novel Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Alicia Williams, D. Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The First Violin" by Jessie Fothergill is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story begins with a young woman named May Wedderburn, who grapples with personal challenges and a sense of loneliness despite being surrounded by family. The narrative introduces tensions stemming from her interactions with Miss Hallam, their enigmatic neighbor, and Sir Peter Le Marchant, a man whose intentions toward May cast a shadow over her emerging identity. The opening of the book sets the stage for May’s internal struggles. We witness her contemplative moments as she wrestles with grief and social isolation, despite the picturesque backdrop of her rural home. Following her conversation with Miss Hallam, who unexpectedly proposes tea, May is drawn into a world of complex relationships where societal expectations and her own desires collide. We also meet Sir Peter, whose unwanted affections threaten to compromise her sense of self, creating a sense of foreboding that pervades the opening chapters. As May's life unfolds, the interplay between her aspirations, familial connections, and looming uncertainties invites readers to reflect on themes of autonomy, identity, and social constraints. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 902500 902482 2024-12-12T14:36:54.128460 2023-09-13T05:42:06.901601 text/html text/html 950556 2009-08-13T12:45:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 721146 2009-08-13T12:46:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 656556 2024-12-12T14:37:07.577402 application/epub+zip 668434 2024-12-12T14:36:56.284442 application/epub+zip 435365 2024-12-12T14:36:55.220457 application/epub+zip 780792 2024-12-12T14:37:15.977345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 708571 2024-12-12T14:37:06.264377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 589371 2022-09-13T14:05:36.537347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 823168 823067 2024-12-12T14:36:50.991951 2023-09-13T05:42:04.244580 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 822693 2009-08-13T12:44:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 321044 2009-08-13T12:46:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 822960 2009-08-13T12:43:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 320900 2009-08-13T12:46:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21232 2024-12-12T14:37:16.141329 application/rdf+xml 23538 2024-12-12T14:36:55.348442 image/jpeg 3520 2024-12-12T14:36:55.285434 image/jpeg 717421 2024-12-12T14:36:54.217444 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