Project Gutenberg 2012-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 196 Wood, Henry, Mrs. 1814 1887 Wood, Ellen Price Ludlow, Johnny Price, Ellen Wood, Mrs. Henry Wood, Mrs. Henry (Ellen) Mildred Arkell: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Robert Cicconetti, 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) "Mildred Arkell: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3)" by Mrs. Henry Wood is a Victorian novel written in the mid-19th century. The story unfolds in the town of Westerbury, focusing on the lives and relationships of the Arkell family and their social circle. At the heart of the narrative is George Arkell, a benevolent manufacturer, and his son William, who navigates the complexities of love and societal expectations amidst the backdrop of a rigid class system. The tale also centers around other characters, such as the quietly devoted Mildred and the impulsive Robert Carr, highlighting themes of class division and personal sacrifice. The opening of the novel introduces us to the setting of Westerbury, a town now facing trials of social change and economic struggle, and gives insights into the Arkell family's dynamics. We learn about George Arkell's honorable reputation in business and his hopes for his son, William, who has chosen to join the family manufactory despite his father's aspirations for him to pursue further education. Alongside them are the Carr family and two Miss Hughes's, with hints of potential romantic entanglements that weave through their lives. The stage is set for personal conflicts, social commentary, and issues of class as the characters face their circumstances, particularly through the budding relationship dynamics between William, Mildred, and Charlotte Travice, who enters the narrative later on with an air of allure and potential disruption. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 445833 445715 2025-02-16T07:36:33.141492 2023-09-17T09:55:59.574919 text/html text/html 447840 2012-05-14T07:07:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 183188 2012-05-14T07:07:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 272829 2025-02-16T07:36:42.451446 application/epub+zip 277845 2025-02-16T07:36:36.699464 application/epub+zip 241550 2025-02-16T07:36:35.294493 application/epub+zip 518243 2025-02-16T07:36:46.777424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495915 2025-02-16T07:36:41.533441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373303 2022-09-18T07:46:24.715114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423908 423701 2025-02-16T07:36:32.061552 2023-09-17T09:55:58.559859 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 423718 2012-05-14T07:07:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 160609 2012-05-14T07:07:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 423710 2012-05-14T07:07:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160584 2012-05-14T07:07:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21880 2025-02-16T07:36:46.916427 application/rdf+xml 17239 2025-02-16T07:36:35.841471 image/jpeg 3918 2025-02-16T07:36:35.567481 image/jpeg 264963 2025-02-16T07:36:33.182526 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