Project Gutenberg 2012-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 144 Scotus, Johannes The Weird of the Wentworths: A Tale of George IV's Time, Vol. 1 Produced by Mirjam, Suzanne Shell 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.) "The Weird of the Wentworths: A Tale of George IV's Time, Vol. 1" by Johannes Scotus is a historical novel likely written in the mid-19th century. It explores themes of familial curse and tragedy, focusing primarily on the Wentworths of Dun Edin Towers, who are haunted by a dark legacy that has spanned generations. The narrative intertwines the lives of prominent characters like Augusta de Vere and Sir Ralph, as well as the more contemporary Ravensworth family, illustrating the consequences of past misdeeds on present lives. At the start of the novel, the author delves into the notion of inherited burdens through the lens of the Wentworths, revealing that each member is doomed by a powerful curse stemming from their ancestor's sins. The opening chapters depict tumultuous historical events during the Commonwealth period and introduce Augusta de Vere, the Abbess of St. Clements, alongside her apostate cousin Sir Ralph, who eventually suffers the dire repercussions of their choices. As the narrative unfolds, the lives of the contemporary Ravensworth family are introduced, setting the stage for their burgeoning interactions with the Wentworths. Ellen Ravensworth, a striking young woman, becomes captivated by the world of the aristocracy, igniting a desire for connection that propels the story forward amid the intertwining fates marked by love, ambition, and tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39982/39982-h/images/cover.jpg en Conduct of life -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- George IV, 1820-1830 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 540859 540868 2024-09-16T17:32:37.320811 2023-09-17T11:41:33.259429 text/html text/html 546264 2012-06-17T11:44:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 460377 2012-06-17T11:44:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 470699 2024-09-16T17:32:44.648793 application/epub+zip 480753 2024-09-16T17:32:38.612817 application/epub+zip 291839 2024-09-16T17:32:37.746824 application/epub+zip 535090 2024-09-16T17:32:49.386766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520197 2024-09-16T17:32:43.997806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428452 2022-09-18T10:06:32.173643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504413 504195 2024-09-16T17:32:36.352807 2023-09-17T11:41:32.386422 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 504217 2012-06-17T11:44:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 198674 2012-06-17T11:44:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 504220 2012-06-17T11:44:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 198603 2012-06-17T11:44:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20192 2024-09-16T17:32:49.526729 application/rdf+xml 16104 2024-09-16T17:32:37.968791 image/jpeg 1650 2024-09-16T17:32:37.810794 image/jpeg 460411 2024-09-16T17:32:37.376802 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