Project Gutenberg 2013-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 61 Brame, Charlotte M. 1836 1884 Braeme, Charlotte Monica Clay, Bertha M. Brame, Charlotte Mary The Shadow of a Sin Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "The Shadow of a Sin" by Charlotte M. Brame is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Hyacinth Vaughan, a young woman suffocated by the oppressive atmosphere of her wealthy but stifling home life, controlled by her strict and dull guardians, Lady Vaughan and Sir Arthur. As she dreams of a more vibrant and fulfilling existence, she becomes entangled in a romantic relationship with Claude Lennox, who proposes the excitement of elopement, ultimately leading Hyacinth to confront the darker side of desire and societal expectations. The opening of the novel introduces us to Claude as he impatiently waits for Hyacinth in a picturesque natural setting, revealing his infatuation with her. The dialogue between them quickly establishes Hyacinth's dissatisfaction with her constrained life, filled with monotonous routines imposed by her guardians. As the two share their dreams, Hyacinth expresses longings for joy and freedom, while Claude speaks of love and romance. However, their budding relationship is complicated by the pressures of expectation and societal norms, with Hyacinth reluctantly considering a future marriage arranged by Lady Vaughan to a man she does not know. As the opening unfolds, readers are left to ponder the theme of romantic idealism versus the harsh realities of life, especially as Hyacinth's struggle for agency in her life becomes increasingly profound. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42320/42320-h/images/i1.jpg en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 409839 409840 2024-10-17T17:20:39.094460 2023-09-18T11:04:10.765473 text/html text/html 415466 2013-03-12T21:03:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 325563 2013-03-12T21:03:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 332674 2024-10-17T17:20:44.943440 application/epub+zip 336713 2024-10-17T17:20:39.980439 application/epub+zip 199134 2024-10-17T17:20:39.524483 application/epub+zip 482231 2024-10-17T17:20:49.319441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433649 2024-10-17T17:20:44.448400 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297097 2022-09-19T10:38:32.834427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379417 379214 2024-10-17T17:20:38.004446 2023-09-18T11:04:09.807510 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 379299 2013-03-12T21:03:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 139736 2013-03-12T21:03:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 379289 2013-03-12T21:03:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 139696 2013-03-12T21:03:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21696 2024-10-17T17:20:49.520374 application/rdf+xml 16073 2024-10-17T17:20:39.623454 image/jpeg 2936 2024-10-17T17:20:39.581422 image/jpeg 326926 2024-10-17T17:20:39.135421 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