Project Gutenberg 2011-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 92 Reid, Mayne 1818 1883 Mayne-Reid, Captain Reid, Thomas Mayne The Child Wife Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Child Wife" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story takes place in the backdrop of Newport, exploring the complexities of love, society, and personal identity as seen through the lives of its characters. The narrative primarily follows Julia Girdwood and her cousin Cornelia Inskip, two young women navigating social dynamics and romance during a summer season. At the start of the novel, Julia and Cornelia are introduced as they enjoy a picturesque view from their apartment in a hotel. As they engage in dialogue, their contrasting personalities become apparent, with Julia displaying a more contemplative and somewhat proud demeanor compared to the lively and carefree Cornelia. Their plans for a clandestine swim lead them to excitement and peril, ultimately culminating in a dramatic rescue. The beginning of the story sets the tone for exploring themes of social class, beauty, and the expectations placed on women, as well as hinting at the romantic entanglements that will unfold throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 840345 840342 2024-12-15T09:46:05.583397 2023-09-15T14:21:52.485371 text/html text/html 867683 2011-04-19T14:21:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 4614581 2011-04-19T14:21:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1298874 2024-12-15T09:46:20.985299 application/epub+zip 1311915 2024-12-15T09:46:09.047367 application/epub+zip 367954 2024-12-15T09:46:06.739403 application/epub+zip 2189798 2024-12-15T09:46:29.525776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2126148 2024-12-15T09:46:19.053354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574685 2022-09-16T12:23:37.251774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 711298 711273 2024-12-15T09:46:03.598392 2023-09-15T14:21:50.627335 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 711209 2011-04-19T14:21:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 276420 2011-04-19T14:21:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19223 2024-12-15T09:46:29.673750 application/rdf+xml 9104 2024-12-15T09:46:07.325370 image/jpeg 2599 2024-12-15T09:46:07.031368 image/jpeg 4762234 2024-12-15T09:46:05.689397 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