Project Gutenberg 2011-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 116 Glenwood, Ida 1829 1894 Gorton, Mrs. C. M. R. Gorton, Cynthia M. R. Gorton, Cynthia M. Roberts Kirkland, Joseph 1830 1894 Kirkland, Major Joseph Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Christine Aldridge and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale" by Ida Glenwood is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book intricately weaves fictional narratives with the backdrop of historical events, particularly focusing on the Civil War, as seen through the experiences of its characters. The main characters introduced include a stately lady and her daughter, Lillian, as well as the child, Phebe, who is intricately linked to the family's past and future. At the start of the novel, the scene is set on a stormy night at "Cliff House," where a heavily adorned woman anxiously awaits the arrival of her daughter, Lillian, who has just given birth. The mother is grappling with complex emotions and the repercussions of her decisions, which lead her to make harsh choices regarding her daughter's future. As the narrative progresses, it hints at themes of maternal love, loss, and identity, particularly through the character of Phebe, who is discovered to have origins tied closely to Lillian. The opening chapters establish a tone filled with tension and foreboding, setting the stage for the ensuing drama surrounding family bonds and the consequences of societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 749344 749299 2024-09-15T07:10:04.983561 2023-09-15T12:35:30.815719 text/html text/html 758006 2021-01-07T16:39:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2628131 2021-01-07T16:39:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2755811 2024-09-15T07:10:17.456507 application/epub+zip 2765066 2024-09-15T07:10:07.615575 application/epub+zip 370558 2024-09-15T07:10:06.147566 application/epub+zip 3081297 2024-09-15T07:10:24.977487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3005256 2024-09-15T07:10:15.979505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616834 2022-09-16T11:02:45.963211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 676672 676543 2024-09-15T07:10:03.084612 2023-09-15T12:35:29.119718 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 676550 2021-01-07T16:39:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 261378 2021-01-07T16:39:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18666 2024-09-15T07:10:25.131555 application/rdf+xml 18594 2024-09-15T07:10:06.538538 image/jpeg 4524 2024-09-15T07:10:06.342544 image/jpeg 2687139 2024-09-15T07:10:05.156619 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