Project Gutenberg 2014-12-24 Public domain in the USA. 82 Payn, James 1830 1898 Mirk Abbey, Volume 3 (of 3) Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "Mirk Abbey, Volume 3 (of 3)" by James Payn is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the aristocratic Lisgard family as they navigate personal, familial, and societal challenges. The opening chapters introduce key characters, including Sir Richard Lisgard and his family, as they prepare for an important social event, which is intertwined with their personal histories and relationships. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for an impending celebration that will showcase the Lisgard family's social status while also addressing some underlying tensions among the characters. Lady Lisgard leaves for London on matters concerning family finances, which emphasizes the pressures of maintaining their noble legacy. Meanwhile, the arrival of Madame de Castellan, an elderly family friend, brings a blend of nostalgia and comedic relief as she interacts with the younger Lisgards, sparking reflections on the passage of time and familial bonds. As various threads of personal and societal obligations unfold, readers are drawn into a richly detailed world where family dynamics and social expectations collide, paving the way for both conflict and camaraderie. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 279528 279529 2024-09-20T05:07:14.632937 2023-09-20T15:06:56.329522 text/html text/html 285753 2021-02-21T09:21:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 100723 2021-02-21T09:21:45 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 180691 2024-09-20T05:07:21.886923 application/epub+zip 184673 2024-09-20T05:07:17.903911 application/epub+zip 169808 2024-09-20T05:07:16.602918 application/epub+zip 341469 2024-09-20T05:07:25.144883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320092 2024-09-20T05:07:21.068875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274325 2022-09-21T16:53:06.256783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239234 2024-09-20T05:07:14.098994 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 241849 2018-03-16T07:06:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 95216 2018-03-16T07:06:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 239167 2014-12-24T12:17:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 94861 2014-12-24T12:17:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19213 2024-09-20T05:07:25.277879 application/rdf+xml 13829 2024-09-20T05:07:17.144918 image/jpeg 3908 2024-09-20T05:07:16.870925 image/jpeg 176620 2024-09-20T05:07:14.656964 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