Project Gutenberg 2012-09-07 Public domain in the USA. 69 Holmes, Mary Jane 1825 1907 Holmes, Mary Jane (Hawes) Holmes, Mary J. Gretchen: A Novel Produced by Suzanne Shell, Cathy Maxam, 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.) "Gretchen: A Novel" by Mary Jane Holmes is a work of fiction likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative introduces readers to the lives of the Tracy family, particularly focusing on the brothers Frank and Arthur Tracy, as well as their social milieu in Shannondale, a quiet town poised for intrigue and drama. Central to the story is the return of Arthur Tracy from abroad, which sets off a series of events that will unravel the dynamics of family, wealth, and societal expectations. At the start of the novel, a telegram from Arthur announces his arrival, prompting a mix of excitement and dread for his brother Frank, who has been living in Arthur's lavish home, Tracy Park, and may face the loss of his comfortable life. The opening chapters delve into Frank's anxieties about his brother's return, the preparations for a grand party, and the interplay between social class and familial ties, revealing a complex web of relationships that foreshadow conflicts and challenges. As characters like Frank's wife, Dolly, begin to grapple with the implications of Arthur's homecoming, readers are drawn into a rich tapestry of emotions and societal commentary that sets the stage for a captivating narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40702/40702-h/images/title_cover.png en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1045513 1045522 2024-09-17T07:45:25.459402 2023-09-17T15:51:04.789086 text/html text/html 1058509 2012-09-07T09:40:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 428694 2012-09-07T09:40:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 455580 2024-09-17T07:45:38.363365 application/epub+zip 469669 2024-09-17T07:45:27.397419 application/epub+zip 467283 2024-09-17T07:45:26.445418 application/epub+zip 773228 2024-09-17T07:45:47.186306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 682491 2024-09-17T07:45:37.186342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 680763 2022-09-18T15:55:36.487172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 976098 2024-09-17T07:45:23.041433 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 975890 2012-09-07T09:40:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 362612 2012-09-07T09:40:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 975890 2012-09-07T09:40:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 362590 2012-09-07T09:40:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 975883 2012-09-07T09:40:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 362571 2012-09-07T09:40:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21471 2024-09-17T07:45:47.345287 application/rdf+xml 9889 2024-09-17T07:45:26.567395 image/jpeg 1698 2024-09-17T07:45:26.507391 image/jpeg 427668 2024-09-17T07:45:25.552424 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