Project Gutenberg 2011-06-11 Public domain in the USA. 87 Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia) 1810 1886 Stephens, Ann Sophia Winterbotham Slick, Jonathan Wives and Widows; or, The Broken Life Produced by Roberta Staehlin, Pat McCoy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Wives and Widows; or, The Broken Life" by Ann S. Stephens is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a sensitive young girl who faces life-altering changes after the death of her mother, leading her to be taken in by her guardian's wealthy family. The opening chapters suggest themes of loss, friendship, and the struggle for belonging, as the protagonist navigates a new life filled with affection and complex social dynamics. At the start of the novel, the young protagonist reflects on her deep loneliness following the death of her mother, poignantly conveying her emotional state as she prepares to leave her childhood home. After being welcomed into the home of Mr. Olmsly, her guardian, she encounters his kind daughter, Miss Olmsly, and a handsome guest, Mr. Lee. Their presence offers her comfort, yet she grapples with the painful memories of her past, feeling torn between her old life and the new opportunities that arise. The opening sets the stage for a rich exploration of love, loyalty, and the complications of human relationships as she finds herself intertwined in their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 874277 874286 2024-09-15T11:18:05.904301 2023-09-16T05:04:32.341878 text/html text/html 892458 2021-01-07T19:43:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 304446 2021-01-07T19:43:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 387633 2024-09-15T11:18:24.387206 application/epub+zip 399491 2024-09-15T11:18:10.567262 application/epub+zip 399490 2024-09-15T11:18:08.181311 application/epub+zip 807444 2024-09-15T11:18:33.101134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 703613 2024-09-15T11:18:20.803214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 703815 2022-09-16T15:07:10.888945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 790987 790762 2024-09-15T11:18:02.555321 2023-09-16T05:04:29.281818 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 790820 2021-01-07T19:43:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 288427 2021-01-07T19:43:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 790812 2021-01-07T19:43:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 288397 2021-01-07T19:43:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20074 2024-09-15T11:18:33.250148 application/rdf+xml 19103 2024-09-15T11:18:08.592277 image/jpeg 4257 2024-09-15T11:18:08.387269 image/jpeg 367083 2024-09-15T11:18:05.974280 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