Project Gutenberg 2011-07-23 Public domain in the USA. 128 Pemberton, Max 1863 1950 Pemberton, Sir Max Brown, Arthur William 1881 1966 The Lady Evelyn: A Story of To-day Produced by Al Haines "The Lady Evelyn: A Story of To-day" by Max Pemberton is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around themes of ambition, identity, and societal expectations as it introduces the central characters, Gavin Ord, a promising architect, and Etta Romney, a young woman living under a false identity as she pursues her dreams. Set against the backdrop of an aristocratic English house, Melbourne Hall, the narrative explores the complexities of life that the characters navigate in their quest for success and acceptance. At the start of the book, we meet Gavin Ord as he arrives at the Derbyshire mansion of Lord Melbourne. He is depicted as a talented architect summoned to restore the dilapidated estate. In stark contrast, the narrative hints at Etta Romney's secretive past as she embarks on an audacious adventure to act on stage while concealing her true identity as the Earl's daughter. The opening chapters set a tone of intrigue, with a spectral encounter by the river foreshadowing a blend of romance, mystery, and the ensuing consequences of their choices as Etta strives to embrace life beyond the confines of her aristocratic upbringing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/35336/35336-h/images/img-cover.jpg en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 508287 499345 2024-09-15T04:58:04.376711 2023-09-15T10:39:46.595451 text/html text/html 492534 2021-01-07T12:43:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 531856 2021-01-07T12:43:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 551446 2024-09-15T04:58:10.669655 application/epub+zip 559720 2024-09-15T04:58:05.187696 application/epub+zip 257872 2024-09-15T04:58:04.773683 application/epub+zip 703895 2024-09-15T04:58:15.163627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 679974 2024-09-15T04:58:10.224654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378358 2022-09-16T08:16:43.158669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461580 461576 2024-09-15T04:58:03.161818 2023-09-15T10:39:45.713442 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 461351 2021-01-07T12:43:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 178008 2021-01-07T12:43:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 461353 2021-01-07T12:43:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177932 2021-01-07T12:43:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20607 2024-09-15T04:58:15.306642 application/rdf+xml 23405 2024-09-15T04:58:04.861681 image/jpeg 3703 2024-09-15T04:58:04.816714 image/jpeg 533738 2024-09-15T04:58:04.435705 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 en.wikipedia