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 Project Gutenberg 2010-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 137 Knowles, Mabel Winifred 1875 1949 Wynne, May A Blot on the Scutcheon Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Al Haines "A Blot on the Scutcheon" by Mabel Winifred Knowles is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Michael Berrington, the sole heir to Berrington Manor, who is struggling to reconcile his identity as the son of a disgraced father—one who is labeled a traitor. The narrative explores themes of love, honour, and the heavy burden of familial legacy, particularly through the dynamics between Michael and his childhood sweetheart, Gabrielle Conyers, who is also entangled in the stigma of her family's past. The opening of the novel introduces the tensions surrounding Michael's inheritance and family history. We meet Michael at Berrington Manor, where his grandfather Sir Henry expresses disdain for him, deeming him an unsatisfactory heir. Amidst this familial discord, Michael seeks escape from his grandfather's scorn by climbing a wall only to meet young Gabrielle, who becomes an important figure in his life. Their innocent exchanges hint at a burgeoning romance that contrasts sharply with the shadows of their families' legacies. As Michael embarks on a series of adventures that intertwine with his father's past, readers are left to ponder the intersections of love and honour within a historical backdrop filled with societal expectation and personal struggle. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 483117 471256 2024-10-14T11:28:25.525569 2023-09-15T05:47:36.375741 text/html text/html 464327 2021-01-07T03:38:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 163079 2021-01-07T03:38:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 251932 2024-10-14T11:28:37.527518 application/epub+zip 259934 2024-10-14T11:28:29.123607 application/epub+zip 255261 2024-10-14T11:28:27.605572 application/epub+zip 461129 2024-10-14T11:28:43.308477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442203 2024-10-14T11:28:36.272510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406336 2022-09-15T14:00:42.555195 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412010 412006 2024-10-14T11:28:22.697608 2023-09-15T05:47:34.138710 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 411502 2021-01-07T03:38:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 157434 2021-01-07T03:38:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 411498 2021-01-07T03:38:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 157273 2021-01-07T03:38:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20932 2024-10-14T11:28:43.443474 application/rdf+xml 10726 2024-10-14T11:28:28.197578 image/jpeg 2944 2024-10-14T11:28:27.900536 image/jpeg 236838 2024-10-14T11:28:25.566555 application/octet-stream application/zip