Project Gutenberg 2011-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 58 Brown, Charles Brockden 1771 1810 Brown, C. B. (Charles Brockden) Brown, Brockden Poplicola Ormond; Or, The Secret Witness. Volume 3 (of 3) E-text prepared by Andrea Ball, Christine Bell, & Marc D'Hooghe (http://www.freeliterature.org) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com/) "Ormond; Or, The Secret Witness. Volume 3 (of 3)" by Charles Brockden Brown is a novel written in the early 19th century. This installment follows the intricate and emotional journey of the protagonist, Martinette, as she navigates love, loss, and societal constraints during tumultuous times. The themes of personal sacrifice and the quest for freedom are central to the narrative, with Martinette's story intersecting with the challenges faced by those close to her. The opening of the novel introduces Martinette's early life, marked by the tragic loss of her family due to plague and her subsequent adoption by a merchant. As she matures, Martinette expresses a passionate longing for adventure and intellectual engagement, which sparks tensions with her austere guardians. The narrative delves into her growing discontent with her situation and the societal expectations placed upon her as a woman, culminating in her desire to embrace love and independence against the backdrop of societal upheaval. The complexities of her relationships, particularly with the priest Bartoli and her friend Lady D'Arcy, lay the foundation for the unfolding drama, illustrating the intricate interplay between personal desires and external challenges that defines Martinette's journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Young women -- Fiction Gothic fiction Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 223547 223313 2024-09-15T10:53:26.661489 2023-09-16T04:42:27.228158 text/html text/html 222175 2011-05-31T15:08:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 83451 2011-05-31T15:09:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 147812 2024-09-15T10:53:31.308478 application/epub+zip 150689 2024-09-15T10:53:28.088501 application/epub+zip 150689 2024-09-15T10:53:27.217499 application/epub+zip 328241 2024-09-15T10:53:33.862466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318076 2024-09-15T10:53:30.701481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318246 2022-09-16T14:35:53.575309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212734 212544 2024-09-15T10:53:26.269513 2023-09-16T04:42:26.912161 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 212368 2011-05-31T14:58:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 80783 2011-05-31T14:58:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 212379 2011-05-31T14:58:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80783 2011-05-31T14:58:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20968 2024-09-15T10:53:33.993461 application/rdf+xml 19539 2024-09-15T10:53:27.565504 image/jpeg 4443 2024-09-15T10:53:27.388498 image/jpeg 148505 2024-09-15T10:53:26.682494 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