Project Gutenberg 2013-02-23 Public domain in the USA. 268 Wills, C. J. (Charles James) 1842 1912 Wills, Charles James The Pit Town Coronet: A Family Mystery, Volume 1 (of 3) Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Robert Cicconetti, Sue Fleming, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://archive.org/details/americana) "The Pit Town Coronet: A Family Mystery, Volume 1" by C. J. Wills is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative primarily revolves around the lives and interactions of two cousins, Georgina and Lucy Warrender, as well as their relationships with men of their social circle, including the charming, if fickle, Reginald Haggard. The story delves into themes of love, social dynamics, and family legacies, set against the backdrop of English country life. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Georgina Warrender, who is pondering a marriage proposal from Reginald Haggard while sitting in her family's rose garden. Despite her popularity during the London social season and multiple marriage proposals, she harbors doubts about Haggard's intentions and character. Meanwhile, the relationship between the cousins is delineated, revealing contrasting personalities as Lucy captures attention through her flirtation. The opening chapters intertwine the characters' backgrounds and dynamics, setting the stage for a tale that explores themes of romance, societal expectations, and the intrigue of family mysteries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42167/42167-h/images/cover.jpg en England -- Juvenile fiction Families -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 308307 308017 2024-10-17T16:32:51.516305 2023-09-18T10:21:17.005518 text/html text/html 311157 2013-02-23T12:53:11 text/html 249866 2013-02-23T12:57:09 text/html application/zip 271045 2024-10-17T16:32:56.368292 application/epub+zip 273322 2024-10-17T16:32:52.322340 application/epub+zip 153481 2024-10-17T16:32:51.920311 application/epub+zip 362352 2024-10-17T16:32:59.811278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324816 2024-10-17T16:32:55.870336 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208769 2022-09-19T09:31:18.584490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273877 273656 2024-10-17T16:32:50.822314 2023-09-18T10:21:16.483511 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 273323 2013-02-23T12:29:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 107567 2013-02-23T12:29:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 273336 2013-02-23T12:29:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 107495 2013-02-23T12:29:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21678 2024-10-17T16:32:59.954350 application/rdf+xml 19012 2024-10-17T16:32:51.991312 image/jpeg 2077 2024-10-17T16:32:51.957294 image/jpeg 249504 2024-10-17T16:32:51.565322 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