Project Gutenberg 2012-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 76 Cambridge, Ada 1844 1926 Cross, Ada Cambridge Materfamilias Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Clare Graham, Laura McDonald at http://www.girlebooks.com & Marc D'Hooghe (Images graciously made available by the Internet Archive.) "Materfamilias" by Ada Cambridge is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on Mary, who navigates difficult personal choices after her father's remarriage to her governess, highlighting themes of love, duty, and resilience. As she embarks on a journey to re-establish a connection with her estranged husband, Edward, the narrative explores her relationships, self-discovery, and the societal pressures of the time. The opening of "Materfamilias" introduces us to Mary as she grapples with familial upheaval following her father's second marriage, and her decision to leave home rather than accept a new mother figure. Striking out on her own, Mary marries Edward in secrecy, but finds herself struggling with the harsh realities of life, particularly when she learns of her husband's illness in Australia. Determined to be by his side, she embarks on a challenging voyage aboard a small ship captained by Thomas Braye. Her feelings of vulnerability and the budding sense of companionship with Captain Braye set the stage for Mary’s growth and transformation throughout the narrative. The opening thus lays the groundwork for an exploration of marriage, independence, and the complexities of motherhood amid societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australia -- Fiction Family life -- Fiction Married women -- Fiction Mothers -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 371367 371382 2024-10-17T07:51:27.464578 2023-09-17T15:37:29.163221 text/html text/html 354402 2024-04-03T08:58:10 text/html 215717 2024-10-17T07:51:34.952559 application/epub+zip 220584 2024-10-17T07:51:30.344716 application/epub+zip 216845 2024-10-17T07:51:29.127581 application/epub+zip 377006 2024-10-17T07:51:38.542530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362750 2024-10-17T07:51:34.207560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328470 2022-09-18T15:35:20.460218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357482 357499 2024-10-17T07:51:26.766595 2023-09-17T15:37:28.652224 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 337742 2024-04-03T09:36:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18234 2024-10-17T07:51:38.670534 application/rdf+xml 12361 2024-10-17T07:51:29.675622 image/jpeg 3340 2024-10-17T07:51:29.396663 image/jpeg 213312 2024-10-17T07:51:27.502604 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