Project Gutenberg 2013-04-26 Public domain in the USA. 55 Dowling, Richard 1846 1898 Dowling, R. (Richard) Fall, Marcus The Duke's Sweetheart: A Romance Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by the Web Archive (Oxford University) "The Duke's Sweetheart: A Romance" by Richard Dowling is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Charles Augustus Cheyne, the Duke of Long Acre, a man without land or aristocratic connections but endowed with an imaginative spirit and a kind heart. As he navigates his life in Fleet Street, his affections lead him to meet his love, Marion Durrant, amid a backdrop of societal expectations and romantic entanglements. The opening of the book introduces Cheyne as a unique character, often seen as a duke by his peers despite lacking noble heritage. He leads a modest life while engaging in writing that captures the interest of those around him, and he is set to meet his beloved, Marion, in Hyde Park. Their playful banter showcases their close relationship as Cheyne prepares to reveal important feelings to her. As the narrative unfolds, it hints at the complexities of love, ambition, and societal status, setting the stage for a romance that invites both intrigue and emotional depth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 643332 633864 2024-10-18T04:06:26.943658 2023-09-18T12:32:18.324984 text/html text/html 638661 2013-04-26T06:53:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 218561 2013-04-26T06:53:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 313162 2024-10-18T04:06:38.818446 application/epub+zip 323439 2024-10-18T04:06:30.934486 application/epub+zip 309521 2024-10-18T04:06:29.295514 application/epub+zip 556967 2024-10-18T04:06:44.475479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510640 2024-10-18T04:06:37.518460 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487917 2022-09-19T12:51:43.331668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 567853 567772 2024-10-18T04:06:24.779622 2023-09-18T12:32:16.711976 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 567586 2013-04-26T06:53:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 211720 2013-04-26T06:53:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 567581 2013-04-26T06:53:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 211702 2013-04-26T06:53:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21673 2024-10-18T04:06:44.611391 application/rdf+xml 12183 2024-10-18T04:06:29.886479 image/jpeg 2901 2024-10-18T04:06:29.591493 image/jpeg 302412 2024-10-18T04:06:26.995518 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