Project Gutenberg 2014-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 71 Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. 1850 1937 Miller, Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller, Alexander McVeigh, Mrs. Point, Mittie Frances Clarke Miller, Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Kathleen's Diamonds; or, She Loved a Handsome Actor 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/)) "Kathleen's Diamonds; or, She Loved a Handsome Actor" by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds around Kathleen Carew, a beautiful young heiress grappling with the shadows of her past, marked by the tragic suicide of her mother and the complex dynamics with her stepmother, Mrs. Carew. As Kathleen navigates societal expectations and her romantic entanglement with the handsome actor Ralph Chainey, she faces trials that threaten to unravel her very existence. At the start of this dramatic tale, the narrative takes a somber turn as it reveals the suicide of Kathleen's mother, setting the stage for Kathleen's tumultuous life. Sixteen years later, Kathleen is depicted as a romantic, yearning for a connection with the handsome stranger who once saved her life. The opening portrays her internal struggles and the control her stepmother exerts over her, particularly regarding her feelings for the actor. This tension builds as Kathleen decides to defy her stepmother’s wishes, leading her to a series of choices that dramatically alter the course of her life. The blend of romance, tension, and impending tragedy creates a gripping setup that invites readers to delve deeper into Kathleen’s journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44819/44819-h/images/cover.jpg en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 569209 569218 2024-09-18T18:35:58.358728 2023-09-19T13:52:05.763720 text/html text/html 578786 2014-11-28T06:47:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 377872 2014-11-28T06:48:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 391788 2024-09-18T18:36:10.304661 application/epub+zip 401707 2024-09-18T18:36:00.910718 application/epub+zip 264894 2024-09-18T18:35:59.910747 application/epub+zip 614898 2024-09-18T18:36:16.898686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 584435 2024-09-18T18:36:08.823678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 448571 2022-09-20T13:02:25.819926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497008 496805 2024-09-18T18:35:56.252824 2023-09-19T13:52:03.804691 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 496594 2014-11-28T06:47:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 185960 2014-11-28T06:48:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 496585 2014-11-28T06:47:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 185914 2014-11-28T06:48:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20345 2024-09-18T18:36:17.056626 application/rdf+xml 16449 2024-09-18T18:36:00.033716 image/jpeg 2822 2024-09-18T18:35:59.971717 image/jpeg 378417 2024-09-18T18:35:58.409836 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