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 Project Gutenberg 2012-12-10 Public domain in the USA. 87 Hope, Anthony 1863 1933 Hawkins, Anthony Hope Mr. Witt's Widow: A Frivolous Tale Produced by eagkw, 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/Canadian Libraries) "Mr. Witt's Widow: A Frivolous Tale" by Anthony Hope is a novel written in the early 20th century, specifically in 1912. It depicts the social dynamics and romantic entanglements of the Neston family following the engagement of Gerald Neston to Neaera Witt, a wealthy widow. Central to the plot is George Neston, Gerald’s cousin, whose discovery of a hidden past involving Neaera leads to tension and conflict within the family. At the start of the story, we are introduced to the Neston family and their newly elevated social standing due to the ascension of Lord Tottlebury, bringing the attention on Gerald Neston's courtship of Neaera Witt. As the opening unfolds during a dinner at Lord Tottlebury's house, George becomes increasingly intrigued by Neaera, whom he recognizes as a young woman he defended in a theft case many years ago. This revelation sparks a moral dilemma for George, compelling him to confront Neaera and ultimately decide whether to reveal her past to Gerald, a conflict that sets the stage for escalating tension and drama amongst the characters. The initial chapters establish the balance between romance and societal expectations, while hinting at deeper themes of identity and reputation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41599/41599-h/images/cover.jpg en England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 307175 307184 2024-09-17T12:21:59.705242 2023-09-18T07:17:19.336633 text/html text/html 331020 2012-12-10T13:36:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 296546 2012-12-10T13:36:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 316580 2024-09-17T12:22:06.310185 application/epub+zip 318710 2024-09-17T12:22:00.833199 application/epub+zip 186411 2024-09-17T12:22:00.276183 application/epub+zip 429656 2024-09-17T12:22:10.295138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397659 2024-09-17T12:22:05.406179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265571 2022-09-19T04:58:26.848750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255583 255367 2024-09-17T12:21:58.610224 2023-09-18T07:17:18.336607 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 255346 2012-12-10T13:36:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 98753 2012-12-10T13:36:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 255338 2012-12-10T13:36:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 98711 2012-12-10T13:36:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20399 2024-09-17T12:22:10.441131 application/rdf+xml 18171 2024-09-17T12:22:00.372191 image/jpeg 2729 2024-09-17T12:22:00.324189 image/jpeg 295031 2024-09-17T12:21:59.736216 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia