Project Gutenberg 2010-01-28 Public domain in the USA. 91 Sergeant, Adeline 1851 1904 Sargeant, Adeline Sergeant, Emily Frances Adeline Brooke's Daughter: A Novel Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Linda Hamilton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (www.canadiana.org)) "Brooke's Daughter: A Novel" by Adeline Sergeant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on Lesley Brooke, a young woman who is about to leave the Convent of the Annonciades in Paris to reunite with her mother and the grandfather she has never met. As she transitions from the sheltered life of the convent to the complexities of the outside world, secrets about her family, especially regarding her father, begin to emerge, hinting at deeper themes of identity and the impact of familial relationships. The opening of the novel introduces Lesley on the cusp of adulthood, reflecting her excitement and trepidation about leaving the only home she has known. Set against the beautiful backdrop of the convent, the narrative delves into her mixed emotions about her mother, Lady Alice, and the mystery of her father's absence. The anticipation of meeting her mother and grandfather creates an atmosphere charged with intrigue, particularly as hints of a complicated family history are laid bare. As Lesley prepares to step into her new life, the stage is set for exploring the dynamics of love, loyalty, and the personal challenges that await her in a world filled with both promise and peril. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31106/31106-h/images/ad349_title.png en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 817915 813609 2024-10-13T09:02:14.983076 2023-09-13T13:01:29.613561 text/html text/html 813339 2021-01-06T02:40:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 790353 2021-01-06T02:40:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 859001 2024-10-13T09:02:31.939980 application/epub+zip 874101 2024-10-13T09:02:20.411049 application/epub+zip 373977 2024-10-13T09:02:17.246081 application/epub+zip 2572558 2024-10-13T09:02:40.041967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2507205 2024-10-13T09:02:29.225014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607748 2022-09-14T10:09:12.121066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 738800 738524 2024-10-13T09:02:12.408080 2023-09-13T13:01:27.462520 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 738632 2021-01-06T02:40:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 278098 2021-01-06T02:40:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 738624 2021-01-06T02:40:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 278052 2021-01-06T02:40:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21257 2024-10-13T09:02:40.200938 application/rdf+xml 13643 2024-10-13T09:02:17.848057 image/jpeg 3766 2024-10-13T09:02:17.546079 image/jpeg 867427 2024-10-13T09:02:15.161070 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