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 Project Gutenberg 2011-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 72 Trollope, Frances Milton 1780 1863 Trollope, Mrs. Trollope, Fanny Milton, Frances The Widow Barnaby. Vol. 2 (of 3) Produced by Delphine Lettau, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Widow Barnaby" by Frances Milton Trollope is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story centers on Agnes Willoughby, a young lady facing societal pressures and personal challenges, particularly in her relationship with her aunt, Mrs. Barnaby, who is eager to navigate the social scene. Their interactions highlight themes of family obligation, societal expectations, and the complexities of mourning, which Agnes struggles with as she prepares for her first ball. The opening of the novel introduces the dynamics between Agnes and her flirtatious aunt, who is excited about their social engagements but oblivious to Agnes's inner turmoil regarding her attire and anxiety about fitting in. As they prepare for the ball, we see Agnes's conflicted feelings about attending; she is both intrigued and apprehensive about stepping into the social spotlight, feeling the weight of her family's past, especially the recent loss of her father. The interplay between Agnes's modesty and her aunt's extravagant aspirations sets the tone for the narrative, weaving in themes of social class, identity, and the quest for personal autonomy within the constraints of societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Widows -- Fiction Social classes -- England -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 432823 432846 2024-09-15T12:14:34.193063 2023-09-16T05:53:54.121799 text/html text/html 432341 2021-01-07T21:37:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 161346 2021-01-07T21:37:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 228828 2024-09-15T12:14:40.796037 application/epub+zip 234218 2024-09-15T12:14:35.896082 application/epub+zip 234218 2024-09-15T12:14:34.874075 application/epub+zip 442353 2024-09-15T12:14:44.787070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420253 2024-09-15T12:14:40.106081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420559 2022-09-16T16:17:38.378938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417026 416925 2024-09-15T12:14:33.539317 2023-09-16T05:53:53.525756 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 416816 2021-01-07T21:37:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 157761 2021-01-07T21:37:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 416808 2021-01-07T21:37:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 157674 2021-01-07T21:37:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20881 2024-09-15T12:14:44.926016 application/rdf+xml 16734 2024-09-15T12:14:35.226058 image/jpeg 4030 2024-09-15T12:14:35.047076 image/jpeg 223679 2024-09-15T12:14:34.231093 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia