Project Gutenberg 2012-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 99 Steel, Flora Annie Webster 1847 1929 Steel, F. A. (Flora Annie) Miss Stuart's Legacy Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by Google Books (University of California) "Miss Stuart's Legacy" by Flora Annie Steel is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in India, focusing on the experiences of Belle Stuart, a young woman who has just arrived in the country to reunite with her estranged father, Colonel Stuart, after many years apart. The narrative explores themes of identity, belonging, and the clash of cultures as Belle adjusts to her new life surrounded by various characters, including her ambitious stepmother and a diverse cast of local and expatriate figures. The opening of the novel sets the stage at a bustling Indian railway station, where Belle arrives with dreams of a joyful reunion with her father, whom she has never really known. However, her initial excitement is tempered by the realization of her loneliness and the complexities of her family dynamics. Introduced to other characters such as Major Marsden and her stepmother, the reader witnesses Belle's gradual acclimatization to her new environment while confronting the uncertainty of her paternal relationship. The chapter establishes a rich, vivid backdrop of Indian society and hints at the challenges that lie ahead for Belle as she navigates her newfound identity within a culturally complex landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en India -- Fiction Inheritance and succession -- Fiction British -- India -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 678589 672797 2024-09-17T04:30:54.610860 2023-09-17T12:47:49.574990 text/html text/html 682174 2012-07-04T09:58:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 254278 2012-07-04T09:58:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 316944 2024-09-17T04:31:03.539895 application/epub+zip 328323 2024-09-17T04:30:56.600886 application/epub+zip 328322 2024-09-17T04:30:55.491901 application/epub+zip 551791 2024-09-17T04:31:08.916337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518192 2024-09-17T04:31:02.610851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518227 2022-09-18T11:36:47.771119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 621123 621037 2024-09-17T04:30:53.172933 2023-09-17T12:47:48.226998 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 620329 2012-07-04T09:58:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 247379 2012-07-04T09:58:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 620323 2012-07-04T09:58:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 247202 2012-07-04T09:58:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20712 2024-09-17T04:31:09.056321 application/rdf+xml 11234 2024-09-17T04:30:55.846871 image/jpeg 2887 2024-09-17T04:30:55.667889 image/jpeg 311151 2024-09-17T04:30:54.668891 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