Project Gutenberg 2011-06-27 Public domain in the USA. 69 Barr, Amelia E. 1831 1919 Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston Heath, Howard 1879 Playing With Fire Produced by Katherine Ward, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Playing With Fire" by Amelia E. Barr is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set primarily in Glasgow during the midway years of the 19th century and revolves around the lives of the Macrae family, particularly their minister father, Dr. Ian Macrae, and his daughter, Marion. The novel explores themes of love, faith, and conflict, as Marion navigates her feelings toward her father’s strict Calvinism, her burgeoning friendship with the charming Lord Richard Cramer, and her brother Donald's struggle for independence. The opening of the novel introduces us to Glasgow, described as a city characterized by human power and religious fervor, particularly through the lens of the Church of the Disciples, led by the darkly handsome Dr. Ian Macrae. The narrative shifts to the minister's home, showcasing his loving relationship with his daughter Marion and his affectionately practical sister-in-law, Mrs. Caird. As Dr. Macrae debates the theological issues of the day and his son Donald's rebellious streak comes to light, Marion's character is revealed as she grapples with her desires for personal freedom and romance, particularly with the young Lord Cramer. The rich interactions among the characters hint at their complexities and the societal expectations binding them, setting the stage for further exploration of love and spirituality in their intertwined lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Clergy -- Fiction Scotland -- Fiction Religious fiction Families -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 461357 461381 2024-09-15T12:05:04.991054 2023-09-16T05:45:38.780620 text/html text/html 463652 2011-06-27T09:48:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 631362 2011-06-27T09:48:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 710711 2024-09-15T12:05:13.424007 application/epub+zip 719719 2024-09-15T12:05:07.087065 application/epub+zip 233013 2024-09-15T12:05:05.759160 application/epub+zip 924435 2024-09-15T12:05:17.885014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 916115 2024-09-15T12:05:12.630009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430260 2022-09-16T16:07:45.396034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432987 432763 2024-09-15T12:05:03.792071 2023-09-16T05:45:37.748582 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 432831 2011-06-27T09:48:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 167297 2011-06-27T09:48:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 432824 2011-06-27T09:48:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 167271 2011-06-27T09:48:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21688 2024-09-15T12:05:18.036980 application/rdf+xml 14134 2024-09-15T12:05:06.119045 image/jpeg 3639 2024-09-15T12:05:05.935043 image/jpeg 679269 2024-09-15T12:05:05.050059 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