Project Gutenberg 2003-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 92 Trollope, Anthony 1815 1882 The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne Transcribed from the 1864 Chapman and Hall “Tales of All Countries” edition by David Price "The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne" by Anthony Trollope is a novel written during the mid-19th century, a time associated with the Victorian era. The book primarily explores social class dynamics, love, and personal sacrifice through the lens of a young woman navigating her emotions and societal expectations in a rural English setting. It delves into the life of Patience Woolsworthy, the parson's daughter, and her interactions with the local community and a visiting captain. The story centers around Patience Woolsworthy, who has been raised in a secluded parsonage with her antiquarian father and a close friend, Miss Le Smyrger. As they interact with Captain John Broughton, a fashionable young man, Patience grapples with her feelings for him and her understanding of love and social status. Despite her deep affection for Broughton, she is initially skeptical about their compatibility due to their vastly different backgrounds. After a whirlwind of emotions and a brief engagement, Patience ultimately decides to break off the relationship, recognizing the importance of personal integrity over societal expectations. The novel concludes with Patience embracing her role within her community, underscoring themes of self-awareness and the complexities of true love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Mate selection -- Fiction Children of clergy -- Fiction Devon (England) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 92674 92546 2024-10-02T09:39:32.616500 2023-10-02T08:35:50.864573 text/html text/html 91016 2015-11-27T10:59:38 text/html 32288 2015-11-27T10:59:56 text/html application/zip 118003 2024-10-02T09:39:38.569460 application/epub+zip 116825 2024-10-02T09:39:35.987477 application/epub+zip 101265 2024-10-02T09:39:34.670491 application/epub+zip 249035 2024-10-02T09:39:40.345462 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241456 2024-10-02T09:39:37.776491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214496 2022-09-02T11:23:19.834643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84125 84050 2024-10-02T09:39:32.290503 2023-10-02T08:35:50.646579 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 84229 2015-11-27T10:59:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 31073 2015-11-27T10:59:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20301 2024-10-02T09:39:40.467451 application/rdf+xml 17531 2024-10-02T09:39:35.242476 image/jpeg 4045 2024-10-02T09:39:34.958482 image/jpeg 117069 2024-10-02T09:39:32.626500 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