Project Gutenberg 2013-02-12 Public domain in the USA. 138 Ayres, Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred) 1883 1955 Ayres, Ruby Mildred Pocock, Ruby Mildred Stahr, Paul 1883 1953 Stahr, Paul C. A Bachelor Husband Reading ease score: 92.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by Elaine Laizure from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries. "A Bachelor Husband" by Ruby M. Ayres is a romance novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores the life of Marie Chester, a young woman deeply infatuated with her adopted brother, Christopher Lawless. As they grow up together, their relationship becomes complicated by social expectations, jealousy, and misunderstandings, particularly after they marry under dubious circumstances tied to a family inheritance. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Marie, who harbors a lifelong affection for Christopher, who she sees as both a protector and an authority figure. Their childhood dynamic shifts as Christopher grows increasingly distant and becomes absorbed in his social life, and Marie yearns for his attention. Following the death of her father, Marie's life becomes intertwined with Christopher when they marry, primarily to secure their inherited wealth, but their relationship from childhood soon reveals itself as one marked by unreciprocated feelings and emotional turmoil. As Marie grapples with Christopher's indifference and her own aspirations for love and companionship, the narrative sets the stage for exploring themes of loyalty, longing, and the complexities of marital life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Love stories Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Marriage -- Fiction England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 618912 618903 2024-10-17T16:08:28.830709 2023-09-18T09:59:58.074529 text/html text/html 631565 2013-02-12T14:25:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 283207 2013-02-12T14:25:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 360925 2024-10-17T16:08:41.204630 application/epub+zip 372977 2024-10-17T16:08:32.198653 application/epub+zip 293416 2024-10-17T16:08:30.710661 application/epub+zip 631626 2024-10-17T16:08:47.546597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 626302 2024-10-17T16:08:40.217605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528785 2022-09-19T08:59:49.814871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 561609 561509 2024-10-17T16:08:25.464679 2023-09-18T09:59:55.425528 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 561411 2013-02-12T14:25:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201311 2013-02-12T14:25:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21029 2024-10-17T16:08:47.694596 application/rdf+xml 13799 2024-10-17T16:08:31.296648 image/jpeg 3743 2024-10-17T16:08:30.998644 image/jpeg 353160 2024-10-17T16:08:28.887695 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